Catchability and selectivity in a multispecies wrasse fishery in Western Norway

2020

Master's thesis in Coastal ecology (BIO501) Goldsinny(Ctenolabrus rupestris), corkwing(Symphodus melops)and ballan wrasse(Labrus bergylta) are heavily harvested on the west coast of Norway because of their delousing ability andare supplied to the aquaculture industry as a key tool incontrollingsalmon lice infestations. Despite rapid development of the fishery in the past decade, knowledge on catchabilityand selectivity in this multispecies fisheryis still limited. This information is essential to ensure sustainable harvesting levels and developing good management strategies for wrasse.In a before-after control-impact (BACI) study, passive integrated transmitter (PIT) tags wereused to monito…