A new online portal provides a list of commercial fishing gear and selectivity devices including illustrations and links to scientific trials and reports. Aimed predominantly at fishermen, fishery managers, policy makers and environmental groups, it is hoped the information will provide the industry with some solutions ahead of the next phase of the Landing Obligation which comes in to effect for demersal (white fish) fisheries on 1st January 2016.

Go to:  http://www.seafish.org/media-room/press-releases/seafish-launches-gear-database-to-support-fishing-industry-through-the-landing-obligation.