Fisheries closed areas for scallop dredging

Richard L. Shelmerdine (Participant)
Mouat, Beth (Participant)

Marine Sciences and Technology

Impact: Public policy Impacts, Other Impacts

Describe the impacts resulting from your research

The Shetland Shellfish Management Organisation (SSMO) have closed areas to scallop dredging around Shetlend in order to protect sensitive marine benthic habitats which require protection.

Who or what is affected by your research?

Scallop dredge fishers; Local shellfish fisheries management; Environment

How did your research contribute or influence these changes?

Protecting priority marine features, from the impacts of scallop dredging, through a series of targeted area closers.

Impact status	In progress
Category of impact	Public policy Impacts, Other Impacts
Impact level	Adoption

Fisheries closed areas for scallop dredging

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Who or what is affected by your research?

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Related content

Activities

MASTS Annual Science Meeting 2014

Managing Shetland's Seas: the role of marine science

Vessels, habitats, and aliens

ICES Annual Science Conference 2015

Techniques used to map priority marine features.

Research output

Implications of defining fisheries closed areas based on predicted habitats in Shetland: a proactive and precautionary approach.

Monitoring habitats: how useful are points on a map, predicted habitats, and historic data?

Assessment of the appropriateness of areas closed to protect priority marine features from scallop dredging around Shetland.

Understanding the effect of scale and resolution on predictive habitat maps

Equipment

Multibeam sonar

Survey vessel, Moder Dy

Drop Down Video (DDV)

Impacts

Summary of vessel tracking technology options for inshore fisheries management