Increasing sustainability in food production by using alternative bait in snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) fishery in the barents sea.

ABSTRACT: The use of food grade wild-captured species as bait for other fisheries questions the sustainability of food production. In pot fisheries, bait is an important factor determining the effectiveness of the gear. In snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) fishery, the pots are normally baited with squid (Illex sp.) and herring (Clupea harengus). This fishery uses substantial amounts of bait for each pot deployment, and it constitutes one of the largest expenses for operating the pots along with costs for fuel. Furthermore, reliance on bait that originates from wild-capture fisheries questions economic and environmental sustainability, and involves additional use of fuel for capture and transportation of the bait which increases the carbon footprint of the industry. Therefore, the

SUBMITTER: Cerbule K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9981889 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature