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Effects of the Net Contrast of a Model Codend on the Escapement of Juvenile Red Seabream Pagrus major

  • Kim, Yong-Hae (Institute of Marine Industry/Department of Marine Production, College of Marine Science, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Whang, Dae-Sung (Institute of Marine Industry/Department of Marine Production, College of Marine Science, Gyeongsang National University)
  • Received : 2010.12.01
  • Accepted : 2011.04.11
  • Published : 2011.06.30
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Abstract

Visual stimuli of nets, which affect fishing selectivity, vary by twine diameter, color, and material under different light conditions and visual geometries. In this study, two cylindrical model codends of two mesh sizes, 28 and 43 mm, were made of high-contrast, dark brown polyethylene (PE) netting twine and low contrast, light-blue polyamid (PA) monofilament twine. Each model codend was filled with juvenile seabream and set in the water channel of a light-blue circular tank under a flow speed 0.8 m/s for 30 min. Light conditions were set to relatively bright, dim, and dark. The resulting retention rates of juvenile seabream were 15-35% lower for the low-contrast codend with PA monofilament than for the high contrast PE twine netting under bright and dim light conditions, while no difference was observed under dark conditions. The effects of mesh size and netting contrast on the retention rate were dependent on the light level, while the retention rate due to netting contrast was independent of mesh size. Therefore, low-contrast nets in the codend could help to reduce juvenile bycatch by disturbing the orderly optomotor response.

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