Sammenligning mellom newfoundlandteine og tokammerteine

Abstract

The main objective of the project was to compare the catching efficiency of the Norwegian to-chamber pot and the Canadian Newfoundland pot. Two fishing trials were carried out and both showed that the two-chamber pot gave higher catch rates for cod and tusk. Two-chamber pots set on the bottom had higher catches compared to pots floated off the bottom, and pots baited with squid were more efficient than pots baited with herring. Bottom set two-chamber pots baited with squid and set across-current gave mean catches of cod of 35 kg (6.3 fish) per pot. Based on these and earlier results, a proposal with the objective to develop a cost-effective pot fishery for cod and tusk has been submitted to the Norwegian Research Council