桁杆虾拖网圆形分隔装置的效果分析

在桁杆虾拖网中间一只网囊前部加装圆形分隔装置,并在装置上部开设逃逸口.装置的格栅倾角分别为30.、45.、60.,栅条间距分别为2.5 cm、3.5 cm和4.5 cm.在逃逸口上方装有网袋,用于收集逃鱼.对装配不同倾角和不同栅条间距的装置进行了试验,根据各个网次网囊和网袋的渔获组成和体长分布情况,分析装置的分隔效果....     

Bridle efficiency of a survey trawl for flatfish: measuring the length of the bridles in contact with the bottom

A bottom trawl catch of flatfish is composed of fish that were initially in the path of the net and fish that were initially in the path of the bridles and were subsequently herded into the net path. Bridle efficiency (i.e. the proportion of fish in the bridle path herded into the net path) can be estimated by fitting a model to catch and trawl measurement data collected in a field experiment in which the bridle path is varied in width by varying bridle length. Since flatfish are herded by the direct contact or close approach of the bridles with the bottom, part of the necessary field work is estimating the length of the bridles in contact with the bottom. Previously, bottom contact of the bridles has been determined using video cameras, but this is not possible when the bridles are entirely obscured by the mud clouds generated by the trawl doors. As an alternative approach, a bridle-mounted bottom contact sensor (BCS) was developed to allow measurement of the off-bottom distance of a bridle and the percentage of time it is in contact with the bottom. For the survey trawl studied, approximately 43% of the lower bridle was sufficiently close to the bottom to presumably elicit a herding response; however, the middle of the three bridles sagged to such an extent that it touched the bottom ahead of the lower bridle and extended the length to 51%.     

New mitigation measures reducing seabird by‐catch in trawl fisheries

This paper provides an update on an earlier review [Fish & Fisheries 8 (2007) 31] of mitigation methods used to reduce seabird by‐catch in trawl fisheries. Interactions of seabirds with trawl vessels fall into two broad categories: those focused on the trawl warps and those focused around trawl nets. For reducing seabird strikes on trawl warps, the use of bird‐scaring lines has been proved to be the most effective mitigation device in the trawl fisheries in which comparative studies have been undertaken. However, the retention or strategic management of fish waste (offal and discards) is recommended as the most effective primary measure for by‐catch reduction, and as such should be viewed as the best long‐term solution to reducing seabird by‐catch in trawl fisheries. Coincident with effective fish waste management, measures such as cleaning the net prior to shooting and reducing the time the net is on the surface should be viewed as best practice measures and incorporated into normal fishing activities. While a number of methods have been trialled to reduce the incidence of warp strikes, there continues to be the need for more work on effective measures for reducing interactions of seabirds with the trawl net.     

Scale model of a new midwater trawl system for sampling pelagic larval and juvenile fish

SUMMARY: A new midwater sampling trawl was designed to collect pelagic larval and juvenile fish. It has a rigid square frame of 2.25 m², with a 12.5 m high strength polyethylene net. The cambered V-type depressor with a camber ratio of 15%, aspect ratio of 6.0, and dihedral angle of 20° was hung to the bottom of the frame with four slings based on the principle of the parallelogram. A 1/5 scale model net of the prototype was made to examine the towing performances in a circulating water tank. The depth of the net and the attack angle of the depressor were measured at various flow velocities ranging from 30 to 100 cm/s with warp lengths of 260, 310, 360, 410 cm. The depressor held the setting angle closely, and the fluctuating range of the net depth was only 2% for the longest warp length over a wide range of flow velocities. This sampling trawl could maintain near constant depth under various flow velocities by the results of model experiment.     

How “The Blob” affected groundfish distributions in the Gulf of Alaska

We investigated the distributional shifts of groundfish in response to anomalous ocean conditions, particularly the recent anomalously warm period (2014–2016; “The Blob”), based on data from ten Gulf of Alaska bottom trawl surveys conducted by the Alaska Fisheries Science Center during 1996–2015. Six groundfish species were considered: Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus), arrowtooth flounder (Atheresthes stomias), walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus), Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus), northern rock sole (Lepidopsetta polyxystra), and southern rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata). Ontogenetic differences were examined by dividing data for each fish species into size classes. Our study demonstrated that after accounting for size‐specific depth preferences, the spatial responses of groundfish to anomalous ocean conditions differed by species and foraging guild in the central Gulf of Alaska. Pacific cod and arrowtooth flounder showed similar responses to ocean warming, but different responses to cooling. In general, Pacific cod moved to deeper depths in warmer years and moved to shallower depths in colder years. Arrowtooth flounder also moved deeper in warmer years. However, in colder years, large arrowtooth flounder (>40 cm) shifted toward shallower depths while smaller‐sized fish shifted toward deeper depths. In warmer years, large pollock (>30 cm) moved to deeper waters while smaller pollock (10–20 cm) moved to shallower waters. Pacific ocean perch exhibited an opposite response to thermal changes in habitat compared with Pacific cod and arrowtooth flounder. They moved deeper in colder years, but there was no clear change in depth as a function of size in response to warmer habitat.     

底拖网资源调查的昼夜误差分析

利用１９８５和１９８６年秋季底拖网资源调查数据，分析了昼夜平均渔获量的差异，采用Ｂｒａｙ－Ｃｕｒｔｉｓ系数测量其不相似性。结果表明，除底层鱼类外，总平均和中上层鱼类平均渔获得昼液差显著，白天平均渔获量远高于晚上，特别是中上层鱼类相差１０余倍，主要种类的差异亦较大。     

涉海建设项目中深水海域渔业资源调查问题的研究

为解决涉海工程深水渔业资源评估的问题,于2014~2015年在南海北部局部海域开展底拖网与灯光罩网联合调查渔业资源活动。结果表明:在深水区底拖网渔获组成与灯光罩网有明显的不同,并受到季节与海域的影响(P0.05)。拖网渔获物中鱼类平均占渔获总尾数的93.36%,头足类占3.53%,甲壳类占3.11%;灯光罩网渔获物中鱼类平均占渔获总尾数的63.33%,头足类占36.65%,甲壳类占0.02%。两种调查的相同渔获物1~6种,主要为鱼类和头足类,在拖网中所占比值较低,平均占渔获总尾数的2.07%,而在灯光罩网中比值极高,平均占渔获总尾数的67.03%。灯光罩网与底拖网调查的渔业资源密度直接比值平均为0.06,灯光罩网与底拖网扣除相同渔获种类后的资源密度比值平均为0.06,相应的质量密度直接比值平均为0.62,扣除相同渔获种类后的比值平均为0.67。研究认为,深水海域的渔业资源量应该是两种渔具调查结果之和,对两种渔具调查中出现的相同渔获物,宜取其评估数据的平均值。由于各站点调查结果差异较大,采用所有站点的平均值来计算评估海域的损害赔偿较为合适。建议对SC/T9110-2007技术规程修订,规范中上层渔业资源调查方法。     

Interannual changes in the timing of walleye pollock spawning migration and their impacts on the gillnet fishery in the southwestern Pacific coast of Hokkaido,Donan area,Japan

The southwestern Pacific coast of Hokkaido is the main spawning ground for the Japanese Pacific stock of walleye pollock Theragra chalcogramma. A commercial gillnet fishery targeting spawning adult pollock in this area mainly operates from October to January to coincide with the migration of adult pollock from the feeding ground. Given the results of acoustic surveys, and changes in the proportion of the monthly total catch that was monthly walleye pollock caught by the commercial gillnet fishery, it is thought that the timing of walleye pollock spawning migration to the Donan area varies among years and that the pollock catch of the gillnet fishery clearly reflects changes in pollock abundance in this area. A time series of interannual variability in catch data from 1980 to 2005 suggested that adult pollock migrated and concentrated on their spawning ground later in the 1980s and after 2000 than in the 1990s. Such decadal-scale shifts are presumably caused by climatic changes (e.g., in water temperature) in the Oyashio region. These shifts affect the gillnet fishery through differences in monthly unit prices of pollock and changes in the formation of fishing grounds. These scientific findings can aid the establishment of rules for more efficient walleye pollock resource management under the total allowable catch system.     

东海区拖网网囊网目选择性研究

通过东海区拖网网囊网目对带鱼和小黄鱼的选择性试验，对拖网最适网囊网目尺寸进行了分析研究。结果表明：1．网囊网目45mm，小黄鱼和带鱼的逃逸率均较低，渔获中兼捕大量当年生经济幼鱼；2．网囊网目54mm，小黄鱼的50％选择体长尚小于其优势体长组范围，带鱼的50％，选择体长已部分进入其优势体长组范围；3．网囊网目65mm，选择体长范围与选择鱼种的优势体长组范围基本一致。综合分析认为：目前东海区最理想的拖网网囊网目不小于60mm。     

立式曲面V型网板在拖网系统中的力学配合计算研究

为获知网板对拖网系统力学配合计算的影响,本文运用网板平衡方程结合钢索张力方程,建立拖网系统力学配合计算模型,并选取一款广泛使用的立式曲面V型网板及其相应的中层拖网,将网板水动力性能水槽实验数据,结合“龙腾”号的拖网及拖船实测数据带入力学模型,从翼端处的张力起始,逐步计算及分析手纲、网板、曳纲的受力情况,得到网板工作冲角、曳纲长度及张力、拖网翼端深度等拖网系统参数值。对网板各参数对拖网系统的影响进行了分析讨论,分析证明:冲角、曳纲长度和翼端深度随拖曳速度增加而减小;翼端深度及曳纲张力随曳纲连接点Z坐标的增加呈指数增长,随手纲连接点Z坐标增加呈线性减小;通过调节曳纲连接点Z坐标在0.1m-0.6m范围内,可控制工作冲角在17.77°-18.55°之间,翼端深度在124.3m-192.3m之间,曳纲张力在40210N-42219N之间变化;通过调节手纲连接点Z坐标在-0.4m--0.05m范围内,可控制工作冲角在16.54°-19.85°之间,翼端深度在75.9m-679.5m之间,曳纲张力在39533.5N-57933N之间变化;减少网板在水中质量,可减小拖船功率负荷,更适合在浅层作业;减小网板面积,可降低网板工作冲角,同时减小拖船功率负荷,更适合在稍深的水层作业。本文总结了网板参数的配合计算规律并建立了估算公式,为网板的合理使用和进一步开发提供参考依据。     

春季黄河口海域2种网具渔获物组成的比较分析

根据2007年5月在黄河口海域弓子网和小型单船底拖网渔业资源调查资料，分析了2种网具的渔获物种类组成，并分别计算了Sorensen相似性指数（SS）、种类丰富度指数（R）、Shannon—Wiener多样性指数（H＇）、Pielou均匀度指数（J＇）和相对重要性指数（index of relative importance，IRI）。弓子网和底拖网的SS指数为0．63，2种网具渔获物组成的相似性较差。弓子网和底拖网的R、H’、J’指数分别为3．61、2．28、0．64和3．55、2．40、0．72，底拖网渔获物多样性程度高于弓子网。分析结果表明，2种网具的单位功率渔获量（catch per unit effort，CPUE）均不高，且存在选择性差和对幼体生物伤害严重的问题。     

Sampling performance and operational quality of a frame trawl used to catch juvenile fish

SUMMARY: A sampling trawl with a rigid mouth; that is, the frame trawl, was designed so as to catch the large larval and juvenile fish more efficiently. The net consisted of four 13 m panels (nylon multifilament and twine diameter φ 0.75 mm, mesh size 8 mm). The frame of the net's mouth was composed of four stainless steel pipes (length 4 m, diameter φ 76 mm, thickness 5 mm). Several operations were conducted to investigate the capability of catching juveniles. A lot of Sardinops melanostictus juveniles, which are generally difficult to catch, were caught during every operation. Underwater observations proved that juveniles could not elude the capture. The frame trawl requires no special handling and is possible to operate in a rough sea.     

底拖网配纲校核法

在分析比较目前中国各地曾使用过的各种底拖网配纲校核方法的基础上，提出了“网翼上、下边缘配纲之差与网盖缩结长度之比”（简称翼纲差比）的新配纲校核方法。翼纲差比较大的拖网，其网口易于升高而沉纲贴底程度较小些；反之，翼纲差比较小的拖网，其网口不易升高而沉纲贴底程度较大些。     

Predicting optimal combinations of by‐catch reduction devices in trawl gears: A meta‐analytical approach

Global efforts to reduce unwanted catches have led to the development of a vast array of by‐catch reduction devices (BRDs), in particular for mixed trawl fisheries. Some of these BRDs could likely benefit from being combined. However, the number of possible combinations would be prohibitive to be tested experimentally. Therefore, in this study we propose a meta‐analytical approach that combines the data available on BRDs tested independently in a fishery and predict the theoretical selectivity of all possible combinations of those devices. This allows to identify promising BRD combinations, worth experimental investigation and flexible trawl configurations, where the selectivity can be substantially modified by adding or removing one BRD, thus aiding fishermen in adapting to high variability in catch composition and quota availability. To illustrate the approach, we used BRDs developed for the well‐studied Nephrops (Nephrops norvegicus, Nephropidae) directed mixed trawl fishery in the Skagerrak and Kattegat seas. We predicted the selectivity of 100 BRD combinations for Nephrops, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadidae) and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus, Gadidae), compared them in terms of absolute selectivity and performance under realistic catch scenarios, from both single‐ and multispecies perspectives, and identified 15 BRD combinations that could be worth future experimental investigation. The meta‐analytical approach makes best use of existing knowledge and leads to new insights about the potential for improvement and flexibility in trawl selectivity. This could benefit a variety of mixed trawl fisheries and help developing a new generation of more flexible gears, with multiple BRDs integrated in their structure.     

Determination of effective tow duration for estimation of fish and shellfish abundance in deeper-water bottom trawl surveys

Experimental trawl surveys were conducted to determine effective tow durations for estimating fish and shellfish abundances in deeper-water bottom trawl surveys. A total of 304 hauls were conducted in Kagoshima Bay, southern Japan, for preset tow durations of 10 and 20 min, using a simple trawl net fitted with depth loggers. Towing durations were recorded at the ship’s bridge based on the shooting, towing and hauling times of the trawl net, using pre-established warp lengths for different water depths. Effective tow durations were computed by plotting depth logger and echo sounder data against tow time, and compared with preset tow durations. Trawled distances and swept areas were calculated using the Euclidean distance method. Effective tow durations ranged from 9 to 23 and from 19 to 37 for the 10 and 20 min preset tow durations, respectively. Preset tow duration estimations for abundance were highly biased: −10 to 130% and −5 to 85% biases relative to the effective tow duration estimations, respectively. Moreover, the biases were more pronounced in the shorter tow durations in deeper-water trawl hauls. The computation of effective tow durations using depth loggers and the ship’s onboard instrumentation presents a simple approach for correcting inadvertent estimations of effective tow duration, swept area and abundance indices.     

南海北部底拖网渔业资源的数量变动

利用1961～1999年期间南海水产研究所5次渔业资源调查的底拖网渔获率数据,分析了南海北部底拖网渔业资源的数量变动。结果表明,20世纪60年代初至90年代末的30多年间,南海北部大陆架和北部湾底拖网渔获密度的下降非常显著,分别下降72%和81%,其中北部大陆架沿岸、近海和外海分别下降71%、74%和70%。南海北部海域底拖网渔业资源均处于过度开发状态,沿岸和近海过度开发较严重,外海过度开发的强度相对较轻。     

大网目底拖网在稳定流场中的数值模拟

通过有限单元法构建大网目底拖网渔具的数学模型,以计算在定常流条件下底拖网渔具的受力情况、网口扩张和渔具的形态变化。为了提高计算效率,提出了适用于拖网的网目群化方法。群化后的拖网模型为单元数6513的model-1模型和单元数1787的model-2模型两种规格,分别进行数值计算,并与水槽物理模型试验结果进行比较。结果表明,model-1模型和model-2模型在相同流速条件下的形态变化趋势基本一致;model-1的阻力计算结果相较于model-2更接近于物理模型试验结果,model-2的计算结果存在16%~26%的相对误差;两种数值模型的网口垂直扩张和水平扩张的计算结果与物理模型试验结果相近,最大相对误差仅5%~10%。数值模拟较好地呈现了大网目底拖网在稳定流场中的状态,可以在一定程度上代替传统的水槽模型试验,为拖网渔具设计和优化提供一种可供选择的数值分析方法。     

离底拖网的游泳动物群落特征——以兄弟岛渔场为例

为探究离底拖网对游泳动物的群落结构以及捕捞量的影响,于2019年9月和2020年9月在福建海域兄弟岛渔场开展了36网次的底拖网专项试验,通过调整曳纲长度控制底拖网作业过程中的网位变动,分别保持底拖网作业在贴底或离底1 m的状态,以物种组成、渔获量对数均值、优势度、多度谱、多样性等参数,分析和比较了贴底拖和离底拖的游泳动物群落结构变化。结果显示:贴底拖和离底拖游泳动物的种类数分别为126种和79种,贴底拖游泳动物的总尾数和总体质量均为离底拖的3倍,贴底拖的渔获量对数均值比离底拖要高0.36,表明贴底拖网的渔获物以栖息于底层的游泳动物为主;贴底拖的游泳动物多样性、均匀度和丰富度分别为2.81、0.65和10.01,均高于离底拖(2.29、0.60和8.13),经济幼鱼的比例更高,说明贴底拖会对游泳动物的多样性以及幼鱼造成更大的损害;离底拖游泳动物的优势度指数为0.41,高于贴底拖的0.29,其多度谱曲线更陡,说明近底层游泳动物群落优势种分布更集中、数量分布不均匀。研究结果可以为底拖网渔业的科学管理提供依据。     

西非海域单船底拖网的试验研究-Ⅰ四片式拖网的设计与试验

以1029 kW六片式拖网为母型,设计四片式拖网,并进行水槽模型试验,分析其水动力性能。研究结果表明:通过改进上下纲结构形式、调整上下纲比例和背侧网比例,四片式拖网的水动力性能得到了较大的提高。当拖速为3.5 kn时,四片式拖网的阻力仅为44.57 kN,网口高度达5.9 m,水动力性能系数为2.32 m2/kN,能耗系数为1.20 kW.h/104m3。     

Quantifying the effects of bycatch reduction devices in Queensland''s (Australia) shallow water eastern king prawn (Penaeus plebejus) trawl fishery

This study presents results from an experimental 10-day research charter that was designed to quantify the effects of (a) a turtle excluder device (TED), (b) a radial escape section bycatch reduction device (BRD) and (c) both devices together, on bycatch and prawn catch rates in the Queensland shallow water eastern king prawn (Penaeus plebejus) trawl fishery. The bycatch was comprised of 250 taxa, mainly gurnards, whiting, lizard fish, flathead, dragonets, portunid crabs, turretfish and flounders. The observed mean catch rates of bycatch and marketable eastern king prawns from the standard trawl net (i.e., net with no TED or BRD) used during the charter were 11.06 kg/hectare (ha⁻¹) (S.E. 0.90) swept by the trawl gear and 0.94 kg ha⁻¹, respectively. For the range of depths sampled (20.1–90.7 m), bycatch rates declined significantly at a rate of 0.14 kg ha⁻¹ for every 1 m increase in depth, while prawn catch rates were unaffected. When both the TED and radial escape section BRD were used together, the bycatch rate declined by 24% compared to a standard net, but at a 20% reduction in marketable prawn catch rate. The largest reductions were achieved for stout whiting Sillago robusta (57% reduction) and yellowtail scad Trachurus novaezelandiae (32% reduction). Multidimensional scaling and analysis of similarities revealed that bycatch assemblages differed significantly between depths and latitude, but not between the different combinations of bycatch reduction devices. Despite the lowered prawn catch rates, the reduced bycatch rates are promising, particularly for S. robusta, which is targeted in another fishery. Prawn trawl operators are not permitted to retain S. robusta and the devices examined herein offer the potential to significantly reduce the incidental fishing mortality that this species experiences.