Progresses in technology for impact cy by helping with decision making for reduction has not been as quickly es- the skipper of selecting a ? shing area. In tablished as technologies designed to addition to bene? tting the commercial increase overall catch. Although modi? - ? sheries companies the marine research cations to ? shing gear or practices have institutes may ? nd scienti? c value in us-offered an effective means of reducing ing the equipment in their studies. by-catch, such as turtle exclusion devices The Fish Selector is placed in front and Pingers, these devices need continual of the cod-end and as the ? sh swim monitoring and in many cases it has been through the device it is pre-programmed dif? cult to demonstrate success (3, 6). to select ? sh by speci? c size and spe-Therefore effective use of these devices cies so those that are not intended for depends on overcoming gear handling landing, are sorted out and directed constraints and the short-term economic away through a bypass gate. Collected losses often associated with their use (3). information is wirelessly monitored in real-time in the bridge on the quantity The Solution of ? sh caught, as well as quantity by-The Icelandic high technology compa- passed. Other data can be collected such ny Star-Oddi has developed revolution- as depth, temperature and inclination. ary equipment that ? lters out the major- Data on how many ? sh are caught and ity of unwanted by-catch, (up to 75% of how many are released is automatically the by-catch). The Fish Selector, which stored and sent in real time onboard the is an equipment that automatically sep- vessel. Collected information on quan-arates the ? sh while still in the trawl, tity of caught ? sh and bypassed ? sh can means that discarding of ? sh by ? shing be viewed wirelessly by the crew. The companies could be a thing of the past. data gives insight into the quality of the The aims of using Fish Selector are to ? shing ground so the skipper can quick-increase the value of the catch, avoid dis- ly and better estimate if ? shing should card of ? sh and increase ? shing ef? cien- continue or if movement to a different www.seadiscovery.comMTR #4 (34-49).indd 37 MTR #4 (34-49).indd 37 5/12/2014 4:16:02 PM5/12/2014 4:16:02 PM