Nineteen species of the deep‐water fish family Macrouridae inhabit the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge (MAR) of the North Atlantic. Size and age structure, longevity and length at age were explored for seven of the more abundant species: Coryphaenoides armatus , Coryphaenoides brevibarbis , Coryphaenoides carapinus , Coryphaenoides guentheri , Coryphaenoides mediterraneus , Coryphaenoides rupestris and Macrourus berglax . The otoliths from...

Management and technical approaches that achieve a sustainable level of fish production while at the same time minimizing or limiting the wider ecological effects caused through fishing gear contact with the seabed might be considered to be ‘best practice’. To identify future knowledge‐needs that would help to support a transition towards the adoption of best practices for trawling, a prioritization exercise was undertaken wit...