‘Otter trawls’, which use heavy boards at the front of nets to plough up the sea bed, were the least harmful, removing around 6% of bottom-dwelling invertebrates. Most damaging were hydraulic ...

466, depth 7,160 m); it measured 157 mm in standard length. The gear used was a herring otter trawl, which was operated at the bottom for a period of 2 h. The bottom material consisted of bluish ...

For instance, a single pass with the widely used “otter trawl” kills about 6% of seabed animals, while a scallop dredge kills closer to 14%. EU proposals to curb bottom trawling have triggered ...

The primary reason contributing to high fuel consumption is the hydrodynamic drag created by the trawl and its accessories. Otter boards are used for keeping the horizontal opening of the trawl ...

The V-shaped otter boards for trawl nets developed by a team of researchers at the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) in Kochi has been found to help reduce diesel consumption by ...

To improve fuel efficiency and overall sustainability in the trawl fishing sector, the Centre will promote V-form double-slotted otter board (VSOB) developed by the Central Institute of Fisheries ...

Otter boards are gear accessories used for keeping the mouth of the trawl net open horizontally. The new V-form double-slotted otter boards has slots that permits water to flow through it ...