IMIS - Marine Research Groups

Shrimp fisheries catches on board of the research vessel "Hinders", has as main purpose to make an inventarisation of sea animals captured in shrimp trawling, and to identify the negative influence of shrimp fisheries on the shrimp population and fishes in by-catch. They took place on the small coastal area between Middelkerke and Wenduine, within 5 miles of the shore. During past 16 years, the number of captures was 636, or 40 per year. The average catch has a duration of 1 hour. Bycatch from shrimpfisheries consists a large number of (non-commercial) invertebrates and both commercial and non commercial fishes.