An investigation of human vs. technology-induced variation in catchability for a selection of European fishing fleets. Mahevas, S., Vermard, Y., Hutton, T., Iriondo, A., Jadaud, A., Maravelias, C. D., Punzon, A., Sacchi, J., Tidd, A., Tsitsika, E., Marchal, P., Goascoz, N., Mortreux, S., & Roos, D. ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE, 68(10):2252-2263, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, GREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD OX2 6DP, ENGLAND, NOV, 2011.
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The impact of the fishing effort exerted by a vessel on a population depends on catchability, which depends on population accessibility and fishing power. The work investigated whether the variation in fishing power could be the result of the technical characteristics of a vessel and/or its gear or whether it is a reflection of inter-vessel differences not accounted for by the technical attributes. These inter-vessel differences could be indicative of a skipper/crew experience effect. To improve understanding of the relationships, landings per unit effort (lpue) from logbooks and technical information on vessels and gears (collected during interviews) were used to identify variables that explained variations in fishing power. The analysis was undertaken by applying a combination of generalized additive models and generalized linear models to data from several European fleets. The study highlights the fact that taking into account information that is not routinely collected, e. g. length of headline, weight of otter boards, or type of groundrope, will significantly improve the modelled relationships between lpue and the variables that measure relative fishing power. The magnitude of the skipper/crew experience effect was weaker than the technical effect of the vessel and/or its gear.
@article{ ISI:000295985500028,
Author = {Mahevas, Stephanie and Vermard, Youen and Hutton, Trevor and Iriondo,
   Ane and Jadaud, Angelique and Maravelias, Christos D. and Punzon,
   Antonio and Sacchi, Jacques and Tidd, Alex and Tsitsika, Efthymia and
   Marchal, Paul and Goascoz, Nicolas and Mortreux, Serge and Roos, David},
Title = {{An investigation of human vs. technology-induced variation in
   catchability for a selection of European fishing fleets}},
Journal = {{ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE}},
Year = {{2011}},
Volume = {{68}},
Number = {{10}},
Pages = {{2252-2263}},
Month = {{NOV}},
Abstract = {{The impact of the fishing effort exerted by a vessel on a population
   depends on catchability, which depends on population accessibility and
   fishing power. The work investigated whether the variation in fishing
   power could be the result of the technical characteristics of a vessel
   and/or its gear or whether it is a reflection of inter-vessel
   differences not accounted for by the technical attributes. These
   inter-vessel differences could be indicative of a skipper/crew
   experience effect. To improve understanding of the relationships,
   landings per unit effort (lpue) from logbooks and technical information
   on vessels and gears (collected during interviews) were used to identify
   variables that explained variations in fishing power. The analysis was
   undertaken by applying a combination of generalized additive models and
   generalized linear models to data from several European fleets. The
   study highlights the fact that taking into account information that is
   not routinely collected, e. g. length of headline, weight of otter
   boards, or type of groundrope, will significantly improve the modelled
   relationships between lpue and the variables that measure relative
   fishing power. The magnitude of the skipper/crew experience effect was
   weaker than the technical effect of the vessel and/or its gear.}},
Publisher = {{OXFORD UNIV PRESS}},
Address = {{GREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD OX2 6DP, ENGLAND}},
Type = {{Article}},
Language = {{English}},
Affiliation = {{Mahevas, S (Reprint Author), IFREMER, Dept Ecol \& Models Fishery Sci, Rue Ile Yeu,BP 21105, F-44311 Nantes, France.
   Mahevas, Stephanie, IFREMER, Dept Ecol \& Models Fishery Sci, F-44311 Nantes, France.
   Vermard, Youen; Marchal, Paul, IFREMER, Channel \& N Sea Fisheries Dept, F-62321 Boulogne Sur Mer, France.
   Hutton, Trevor, CSIRO, Brisbane, Qld 4102, Australia.
   Iriondo, Ane, AZTI Tecnalia, Sukarrieta 48395, Spain.
   Jadaud, Angelique; Sacchi, Jacques; Goascoz, Nicolas; Mortreux, Serge; Roos, David, IFREMER, EME, UMR 212, F-34203 Sete, France.
   Maravelias, Christos D.; Tsitsika, Efthymia, Hellen Ctr Marine Res, Anavyssos 19013, Attica, Greece.
   Punzon, Antonio, CO Santander, Inst Espanol Ocean, Santander 39080, Spain.
   Tidd, Alex, Cefas, Lowestoft NR33 0HT, Suffolk, England.}},
DOI = {{10.1093/icesjms/fsr150}},
ISSN = {{1054-3139}},
Keywords = {{catchability; fishing power; GAM; GLM; skipper skill; technical
   characteristics}},
Keywords-Plus = {{MARINE PROTECTED AREAS; COMMERCIAL CPUE DATA; ISIS-FISH; MEDITERRANEAN
   FISHERIES; MULTIPLICATIVE MODEL; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; STANDARDIZING
   CATCH; MANAGEMENT MEASURES; IMPACT; ABUNDANCE}},
Research-Areas = {{Fisheries; Marine \& Freshwater Biology; Oceanography}},
Web-of-Science-Categories  = {{Fisheries; Marine \& Freshwater Biology; Oceanography}},
Author-Email = {{stephanie.mahevas@ifremer.fr}},
ResearcherID-Numbers = {{Hutton, Trevor/E-3066-2017
   }},
ORCID-Numbers = {{Hutton, Trevor/0000-0002-8747-6196
   Marchal, Paul/0000-0003-2047-4599
   Vermard, Youen/0000-0003-2828-2815}},
Funding-Acknowledgement = {{TECTAC project {[}Q5RS-2002-01291]; European Commission {[}EC FP6
   022644]}},
Funding-Text = {{We acknowledge support from the TECTAC project (Technological
   developments and Tactical Adaptations of Important EU Fleets,
   Q5RS-2002-01291) along with that of our colleagues involved in the
   French Fisheries Information System managed by Ifremer. The research was
   funded by the European Commission, project contract CAFE (CApacity, F,
   and Effort; DG-Fish contract EC FP6 022644).}},
Number-of-Cited-References = {{50}},
Times-Cited = {{13}},
Usage-Count-Last-180-days = {{2}},
Usage-Count-Since-2013 = {{18}},
Journal-ISO = {{ICES J. Mar. Sci.}},
Doc-Delivery-Number = {{834SX}},
Unique-ID = {{ISI:000295985500028}},
OA = {{No}},
DA = {{2017-08-17}},
}

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