Fishing Gear Technology and Conservation of Fishery Resources
A special issue of Fishes (ISSN 2410-3888). This special issue belongs to the section "Fishery Facilities, Equipment, and Information Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2025 | Viewed by 901
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Fishing gears vary greatly in their capture principles, configurations, and materials used for different types of gears. Fisheries worldwide are using diverse range of different methods for capturing fish, shellfish, and other organisms. The choice of the fishing gear affects its catchability or fishing efficiency, as well as gear operations depending on the fishing area and targeted species. Furthermore, it also affects environmental impact caused by fisheries through bycatch, seabed impact, marine pollution, and other negative effects caused by abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear, among other issues.
This Special Issue aims at summarizing research results including, but not limited to, the following:
- Fishing gear catch efficiency and species and size selectivity;
- Environmental impact caused by fishing activities (for example, seabed impact and carbon footprint);
- Fisheries impacts on biodiversity;
- Marine pollution caused by fishing activities;
- Challenges caused by abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear, such as continuous capture of marine animals by such gear (“ghost fishing”);
- Other innovations in fishing gear technology that can improve the efficiency and environmental sustainability of fisheries.
Submissions may take the form of original research, systematic reviews, or short communications.
Dr. Kristine Cerbule
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- fishing gear
- fisheries
- environmental sustainability
- species diversity
- nature conservation
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