Marking and tracing of fishing gear

Baseline strategy · No score

Identify networks, lines and traps to prevent losses and facilitate their recovery.

Subject: Fisheries and marine ecosystemsContext: Fisheries · Costs · Marine ecosystemsCost: mediumEffort: mediumLevel: recommendedStage: planning and operationMaturity: established
Principle of Marcado y rastreo de artes pesqueras
Operating principle

How it works

Identify networks, lines and traps to prevent losses and facilitate their recovery.

Sustainable fisheries manage extraction along with the state of stocks, by-catches, habitats and working conditions.

When does it make sense?

  • There is an identified fishery and target species
  • The measure adapts to local art and risk
  • Catches and unintended effects can be followed

How to apply it

  1. 1

    Delimit the measurement and measure the starting position.

  2. 2

    Apply the measure with competent personnel and check for site-specific risks.

  3. 3

    Follow results, maintain the solution and correct unwanted effects.

Potential benefits

More resilient fishing stocks

Less damage to species and habitats

Greater continuity of the sector

Limitations and precautions

  • The benefit must be verified under the actual conditions of application.
  • An art improvement does not replace capture limits compatible with the population.
  • The measures must be checked in the actual fishery and comply with the rules.

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