Pots and creel fleet

General Information

North Sea

Baltic Sea

Clyde Marine Region

Adriatic Sea

Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Pots and creel fleet

Layer Info
Category	Ecology
Sub-category	Fishing

Description

The pots and creel catch data layer shows a heatmap of the quantity of fish caught by the pots and creel fleet.

"Stationary traps, or pots, typically made from wood, wire netting or plastic, are used to catch crustaceans such as lobsters and crabs. Though the size and shape of traps may vary, all feature a cone-shaped entrance tunnel through which a crab or lobster is enticed with bait, but cannot escape through" (Marine Stewardship Council, n.d.).

"Traps are deployed on the seabed for around 24 hours before being hauled aboard a boat for harvesting and re-baiting. Although they can be laid out individually, they are more commonly laid out in strings (fleets) with a number of traps attached to a long rope" (Marine Stewardship Council, n.d.).

Source:

Marine Stewardship Council. n.d. Available on https://www.msc.org/what-we-are-doing/our-approach/fishing-methods-and-gear-types/pots-and-traps, accessed on 2022-04-05.

Note: image is also from Marine Stewardship Council. n.d. Available on https://www.msc.org/what-we-are-doing/our-approach/fishing-methods-and-gear-types/pots-and-traps, accessed on 2022-04-05.

MSP Challenge

Pots and creel catch is a month-by-month, computer-generated data layer following this fleet's fishing catch calculated by the ecosystem simulation. This fleet doesn't fish in areas that are protected against pots and creel trawl fleets.

A plan can also include a change in the fishing efforts for this fleet per EEZ. Activate the Fishing controls by ticking the appropriate checkbox under section 2b in the Plan Wizard. Subsequently, change the Fishing effort sliders under the Fishing tab of the Plan Details (maximize the Plans Monitor and select your plan)

Return to fishing.

Not applicable.

This layer is not available in the North Sea Edition.

Return to fishing.

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This layer is not available in the Baltic Sea Edition.

Return to fishing.

In the Clyde Marine Region the pots and creel fleet catches mostly crabs and lobsters and some nephrops.

Types

• Extremely Low
• Low
• Medium
• High
• Extra High

Metadata

Data Source

The pots and creel fleet catch data layer comes from the EwE model developed for the Clyde Marine Region Editio of the MSP Chalenge by Jacob W. Bentley (Scottish Association for Marine Science), Jeroen Steenbeek (International Ecopath Initiative), Natalia Serpetti (Scottish Association for Marine Science), and Sheila J.J. Heymans (European Marine Board).

Original Title

Pots and creel catch.

Description

Catch by all pots and creel fleets aggregated.

Creation Date

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Methodology

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Return to fishing.

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This layer is not available in the Adriatic Sea Edition.

Return to fishing.

Not applicable.

This layer is not present in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.