Trammel net and gill net fisheries in Ordu Province, Black Sea (Turkey): A comparison of catch species and discard species compositio

Abstract

In this study were examined the catch composition and catch, rates of commercial and discard species from the gill nets commonly used in small-scale fisheries in Ordu province. The trammel net captured a total of 25 species with 58% being target, 8% incidental and 34% discard species. Gillnetting captured a total of 18 species with 68% being target, 9% incidental and 23% discard species. Highest catch rates of species were 59.68%, and 52.95% for Merlangius merlangus, using trammel net and gill net respectively. We estimated that the use of gill nets has a high commercial/total catch ratio and low discard rate in this region and is suitable for sustainable fisheries.