New trawl design reduces unwanted catches

2016-05-11T09:31:00

Trials of a new prawn trawl on board Amity II have seen an encouraging reduction in the volume of unwanted catch

Preliminary fishing trials using a new design of prawn trawl developed to reduce unwanted bycatches of fish have produced encouraging results.

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