Landings profiles and potential métiers in Greek set longliners

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A very large number (>14 000) of generally small vessels operate as longliners in Greek seas. The aim of this study was to identify potential set longline métiers, based on a large sample of landings records from all over Greece. Landings data from set longliners between 2002 and 2006, collected from several ports in the Aegean and East Ionian Sea, were used. The landings profiles were grouped using a two-step procedure, the first involving factorial analysis of the log-transformed landing profiles, and the second a classification of the factorial coordinates (hierarchical agglomerative clustering). In all, 13 métiers were identified in the Aegean Sea and 7 in the Ionian Sea. The most important métiers identified were those targeting white sea bream (Diplodus sargus), hake (Merluccius merluccius), common sea bream (Pagrus pagrus), and common pandora (Pagellus erythrinus), and mixed métiers. Varying spatial (within the Aegean and Ionian Seas) and seasonal patterns were evident for the métiers identified, indicating that fisher motivation to engage in a specific métier varies both spatially and temporally. © 2009 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. Published by Oxford Journals. All rights reserved.

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Katsanevakis, S., Maravelias, C. D., & Kell, L. T. (2010). Landings profiles and potential métiers in Greek set longliners. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 67(4), 646–656. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsp279

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