Quantifying and understanding current and historic changes in commercial trawl gear selectivity is important for both effective use of CPUE indices, as well as assisting with innovation in fisheries to improve selectivity and reduce unwanted bycatch. This report details the outcomes of a desk-based study of trawl gear information currently available, and a workshop held in June 2019 to determine what attributes should be collected from fishers to better understand trawl selectivity.
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