Time and spatial trends in landing per unit of effort as support to fisheries management in a multi-gear coastal fishery.

ABSTRACT: Landings by the multi-gear coastal fleet operating off the Portuguese continental coast include about 300 species, from which only a few are the object of management plans. In this study, daily landings (kg trip-1) are used, along with an effort indicator, vessel length overall (LoA), to obtain landings per unit of effort (LPUE) as a proxy for the species relative abundance, for a total of 48 species. LPUE indices were used as a response variable in linear models where year (2012-2016), season, region (north and south) and NAO index were explanatory variables. Seasonal and regional effects were found to significantly affect species abundance for a total of 41 and 40 species respectively, while year trends were found to be significant for 19 species, and the NAO index for 3 species. LPUE de

SUBMITTER: Leitao P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9249400 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature