Comparative fishing experiments may include experimental mesh sizes that capture relatively few individuals, resulting in sparsely represented treatments whose influence on selectivity estimation is not well understood. This study evaluated the analytical influence of a sparsely represented experimental mesh on trammel-net selectivity estimates for blackfin flounder (Glyptocephalus stelleri) using complementary parametric (SEL...

In this study, experimental fishing trials were performed to quantitatively evaluate and compare the fishing performance of trammel nets, tie-down gillnets, and single gillnets used for catching blackfin flounder. A total of eight cruises performed at depths of 100–140 m in the waters near Yangyang, Gangwon-do, Korea. Fisheries laws in Korea currently restrict the use of trammel nets due to concerns about overfishing and bycat...