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Topic: Fishing gear

Hooks, gillnets, Danish seines, trawls and traps. Nofima researches how different fishing gears affect the quality and welfare of fish and shellfish.

Results from research on fishing gear

Large cod most susceptible to injuries in seine fishing

Testing pelagic trawl for wild catch of cod

Cod needs space

Much to gain from better handling

Projects on fishing gear

Thumbnail for Using pink salmon efficiently, sustainably and profitably

BLUSH-Laks

Using pink salmon efficiently, sustainably and profitably

2024 - 2026

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SSSTorsk

Quality challenges regarding large seine-caught cod

2021 - 2023

Thumbnail for Capture and live storage of flatfish using species-selective Danish seine nets

FlatSnurr

Capture and live storage of flatfish using species-selective Danish seine nets

2022 - 2024

Thumbnail for Animal welfare, ethics, quality and added value in coastal fisheries

EthiCatch

Animal welfare, ethics, quality and added value in coastal fisheries

2020 - 2022

Thumbnail for Centre for Research-based Innovation in Sustainable fish capture and Processing technology

SFI CRISP

Centre for Research-based Innovation in Sustainable fish capture and Processing technology

2011 - 2019

Publications on fishing gear

The effect of haul size on price in the demersal seine fishery in Norway and implications for management

Fisheries Research, 2025
Academic article

Kvalitetsutfordringer på stor snurrevadtorsk – årsaker og mulige tiltak

2024
Nofima’s reports

Et mer bærekraftig teinefiske etter kongekrabbe ved økt antall rømningsveier

2024
Nofima’s reports

Fangstskadevurdering av snurrevadfisk

2024
Nofima’s reports

Utvikling av et miljø- og ressursvennlig teinefiske etter snøkrabbe – Økt fangsteffektivitet, selektivitet og velferd

2023
Report

Improving size selection in the Norwegian red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) fishery through modification to pot design and soak time.

Fisheries Research, 2023
Academic article

Associated Research Areas

Resource management

Capture fisheries
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