Codend selectivity of the Danish seine investigated by the trouser trawl method

摘要

During June 1986 codend selectivity of the Danish seine wasmeasured using both diamond mesh codends and square meshcodends. Comparisons between different codends were made bythe trouser trawl method, having two parallel 12 m codendswith either different meshshape or different meshsize. Aspecial constructionpanel in front were("trousers") with an 8 m lang verticalused for dividing the extensionpiece/rear belly into two equal parts.