A Comparison of Traditional and Locally Novel Fishing Gear for the Exploitation of the Invasive Atlantic Blue Crab in the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Terminology
2.2. Study Area
2.3. Sampling Procedures
2.4. Gear Economic Valuation
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Fishing Gear Capture Performance
3.2. Catch Structure and CPUE
3.3. Economics and Viability
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Indicator | Wire Traps | Fyke Nets | Wire Traps | Fyke Nets |
---|---|---|---|---|
(Prices in USD) | (Prices in Croatian Kuna) | |||
Number of devices used | 15 | 50 | ||
Total Catch, kg | 1541.4 | 298.2 | ||
CPUE, kg/device | 102.76 | 5.96 | ||
Average retail price, $/kg | ≈USD 3 | ≈USD 3 | HRK 20 | HRK 20 |
INCOME | ||||
Gross Total Income | USD 4392.99 | USD 849.87 | HRK 29,433.03 | HRK 5694.13 |
Gross Income per trap | USD 292.87 | USD 17.00 | HRK 1962.20 | HRK 113.88 |
COSTS | ||||
Fuel | USD 400.00 | USD 400.00 | HRK 2680.00 | HRK 2680.00 |
Repairs | USD 0.00 | USD 480.00 | HRK 0 | HRK 3216.00 |
Bait | USD 600.00 | USD 0 | HRK 4020.00 | HRK 0.00 |
Total | USD 1000.00 | USD 880.00 | HRK 6700.00 | HRK 5896.00 |
Average | USD 66.67 | USD 17.60 | HRK 446.67 | HRK 117.92 |
Balance, Total | USD 3392.99 | USD (−30.13) | HRK 22,733.03 | HRK (−201.87) |
Balance, Total per single device | USD 226.20 | USD (−0.60) | HRK 1515.54 | HRK (−4.04) |
Fyke Net | Wire Trap | |
---|---|---|
Material | Nylon/cotton net | Metal wire |
Dimensions | Wings—1.5 m each Body—2 m | 0.6 m long, 0.6 m wide, 0.4 m deep |
Mesh size | 6 mm | 40 mm |
Method of catching crabs | Crabs actively enter fyke net attracted by live fish inside | Crabs actively enter trap to get at bait |
Selectivity | Blue Crab, Grass goby, European eel, Leaping grey mullet, other fish | Only Blue Crab |
Size selectivity | All sizes of crab | Crabs > 75 mm carapace width |
Sex selectivity | 16.54% females | 9.72% females |
CPUE crab numbers | 29.8 | 513.8 |
CPUE crab kg | 5.96 | 102.76 |
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Glamuzina, L.; Conides, A.; Mancinelli, G.; Glamuzina, B. A Comparison of Traditional and Locally Novel Fishing Gear for the Exploitation of the Invasive Atlantic Blue Crab in the Eastern Adriatic Sea. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2021, 9, 1019. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9091019
Glamuzina L, Conides A, Mancinelli G, Glamuzina B. A Comparison of Traditional and Locally Novel Fishing Gear for the Exploitation of the Invasive Atlantic Blue Crab in the Eastern Adriatic Sea. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2021; 9(9):1019. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9091019
Chicago/Turabian StyleGlamuzina, Luka, Alexis Conides, Giorgio Mancinelli, and Branko Glamuzina. 2021. "A Comparison of Traditional and Locally Novel Fishing Gear for the Exploitation of the Invasive Atlantic Blue Crab in the Eastern Adriatic Sea" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 9, no. 9: 1019. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9091019