<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Pelagic fisheries in the area of the eastern part of the Adriatic Sea, more precisely in the Croatian fishing grounds, are one of the most important types of fisheries in Croatia. In this paper, the quantitative and qualitative structure of catches obtained by the „ciplara“ purse seine in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea was analysed between 2013 and 2018. According to the data collected, the largest catches by this fishing gear were made in the coastal area, precisely in the fishing zones/sub-zones A/A4, E/E2, F/F2, C/C4 and G/G1. 70% of the catches consisted of targeted species, which indicates that the studied „ciplara“ purse seine is a selective fishing gear. Biological analyses are given for four target species.</p></abstract>

Pelagic fisheries in the area of the eastern part of the Adriatic Sea, more precisely in the Croatian fishing grounds, are one of the most important types of fisheries in Croatia. In this paper, the quantitative and qualitative structure of catches obtained by the „ciplara“ purse seine in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea was analysed between 2013 and 2018. According to the data collected, the largest catches by this fishing gear were made in the coastal area, precisely in the fishing zones/sub-zones A/A4, E/E2, F/F2, C/C4 and G/G1. 70% of the catches consisted of targeted species, which indicates that the studied „ciplara“ purse seine is a selective fishing gear. Biological analyses are given for four target species.

Qualitative-Quantitative Analysis of the „Ciplara“ Purse Seine Catches in the Adriatic Sea

Croatian Journal of Fisheries

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Pelagic fisheries in the area of the eastern part of the Adriatic Sea, more precisely in the Croatian fishing grounds, are one of the most important types of...

Qualitative-Quantitative Analysis of the „Ciplara“ Purse Seine Catches in the Adriatic Sea

Published Online: Dec 12, 2020

Page range: 165 - 172

Received: May 28, 2020

Accepted: Aug 18, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cjf-2020-0016

Keywords
Purse seine, Adriatic Sea

© 2020 Barbara Zorica et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Qualitative-Quantitative Analysis of the „Ciplara“ Purse Seine Catches in the Adriatic Sea

Published Online: Dec 12, 2020

Page range: 165 - 172

Received: May 28, 2020

Accepted: Aug 18, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cjf-2020-0016

KeywordsPurse seine, Adriatic Sea

© 2020 Barbara Zorica et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Purse seine, Adriatic Sea