Groundfish fisheries in St. Georges Bay have
been directed at white hake, plaice, winter flounder and cod. Four
main gear types are used, longlines, gillnets, otter trawls and seines.
Seven unique fishery types were defined based on the species composition
of the catches: four were directed at each of the main species and
the remaining three yielded mixed catches of white hake and plaice,
white hake and winter flounder, and white hake and cod. Longlines
and gillnets were used mainly for the gadoid species, white hake and
cod. Seines were used for white hake, plaice and cod while otter trawls
were used for all four species. A preliminary analysis of catch rates
for the four species was conducted. Several possible research topics
are discussed.
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