Nephrops Fisheries in European Waters

Ungfors, Anette; Bell, Ewen; Johnson, Magnus L.; Cowing, Daniel; Dobson, Nicola C.; Bublitz, Ralf; Sandell, Jane

Abstract

This review focuses on the Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) as a resource, describing how the fishery has developed from the 1960s to the present day to become one of the most economically important fisheries in Europe. In 2010, the total landings were 66,500tonnes, of which UK fishers landed a significant part (58.1%). The Nephrops fishery is also important for countries such as Ireland (11.7% of the total) and Sweden (1.9%) where it is of regional importance. Some are also taken in the Mediterranean, where Italian, Spanish and Greek fishers together take approximately 7% of the total landing. More than 95% of Nephrops are taken using single- or multi-rig trawlers targeting Nephrops or in mixed species fisheries. In regions such as Western Scotland and the Swedish West Coast, creel fisheries account for up to a quarter of the total landings. Across the range, a small proportion (

Citation

Ungfors, A., Bell, E., Johnson, M. L., Cowing, D., Dobson, N. C., Bublitz, R., & Sandell, J. (2013). Nephrops Fisheries in European Waters. In The Ecology and Biology of Nephrops norvegicus (247-314). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-410466-2.00007-8

• Online Publication Date: May 10, 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• Deposit Date: Jun 29, 2020
• Pages: 247-314
• Series Title: Advances in Marine Biology
• Book Title: The Ecology and Biology of Nephrops norvegicus
• Chapter Number: 7
• ISBN: 9780124104662
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-410466-2.00007-8
• Keywords: Norway lobster; Trawl evolution; Creel fisheries; Fisheries management; TAC; Functional units; Stock assessment; UWTV
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3531258