Research Document - 1999/118
Groundfish Fisheries in St. Georges Bay.
By A. Sinclair
Abstract
Groundfish fisheries in St. Georges Bay have been directed at white hake, plaice, winter flounder and cod. Four main gear types are used, longlines, gillnets, otter trawls and seines. Seven unique fishery types were defined based on the species composition of the catches: four were directed at each of the main species and the remaining three yielded mixed catches of white hake and plaice, white hake and winter flounder, and white hake and cod. Longlines and gillnets were used mainly for the gadoid species, white hake and cod. Seines were used for white hake, plaice and cod while otter trawls were used for all four species. A preliminary analysis of catch rates for the four species was conducted. Several possible research topics are discussed.
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