At-vessel mortality of skates (Rajidae) taken in coastal fisheries and evidence of longer-term survival

Ellis, Jim, Burt, Gary, Grilli, Gaetano ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1376-167X, McCully Phillips, Sophy, Catchpole, Thomas L. and Maxwell, David L. (2018) At-vessel mortality of skates (Rajidae) taken in coastal fisheries and evidence of longer-term survival. Journal of Fish Biology, 92 (6). pp. 1702-1719. ISSN 0022-1112

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Abstract

Data on the vigour and at-vessel mortality (AVM) of 6798 skates (comprising Raja clavata n = 6295; R. brachyura n = 208; R. undulata n = 185, R. montagui n = 98 and R. microocellata n = 12) captured by commercial fishing vessels in the inshore waters of the southern North Sea and English Channel were recorded. AVM in longline fisheries averaged 0·44% across five vessels (0–1·47%), although skates were usually unhooked manually and did not usually pass through a bait-stripper. AVM in otter trawls averaged 0·76% (0–2·35%), from four vessels fishing with tow durations of <1·5 h (southern North Sea) or 1–4 h (English Channel). No AVM was noted for skates taken as a by-catch in drift trammel nets (soak times <4 h). Anchored tangle nets resulted in an overall AVM of 2·0–2·7%, but increased from 1·47% (13–28 h soak time) to 6·16% (42–53 h soak time). There were significant differences in the vigour of skates between gears, with R. clavata caught by longline and tangle nets in better condition than those captured by otter trawl or drift trammel net. Similarly, R. undulata caught by tangle net were in better condition than those caught by otter trawl. The vigour of R. undulata was also found to be higher than other skate species for both trawl and tangle net. In total, 5283 skates were tagged with Petersen discs and released, with recapture rates for the various combinations of vessel and gear ranging up to 24·8% for R. clavata. Whilst confirming a degree of post-release survival, quantitative estimates of post-release mortality for skates remain unknown.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 14 - life below water ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE)
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	13 Oct 2022 14:31
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2023 01:14
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/89059
DOI:	10.1111/jfb.13597

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