FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Characterizing catches taken by different gears as a step towards evaluating fishing pressure on fish communities BT AF FAUCONNET, Laurence TRENKEL, Verena M. MORANDEAU, Gilles CAILL-MILLY, Nathalie ROCHET, Marie-Joelle AS 1:1;2:1;3:2;4:2;5:1; FF 1:;2:PDG-RBE-EMH;3:PDG-RBE-HGS-LRHAQ;4:PDG-RBE-HGS-LRHAQ;5:PDG-RBE-EMH; C1 IFREMER, Département Écologie et Modéles pour l’Halieutique, B.P. 21105, 44311 Nantes Cedex 03, France IFREMER, Laboratoire Ressources Halieutiques Aquitaine, UFR Côte Basque, 1 allée du Parc Montaury, 64600 Anglet, France C2 IFREMER, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE SI NANTES CIBOURE ANGLET SE PDG-RBE-EMH PDG-RBE-HGS-LRHAQ IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 IF 2.23 TC 22 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00248/35882/34468.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Catch diversity;Gear comparison;Multivariate analyses;Southern Bay of Biscay AB To implement an ecosystem approach to fisheries management, there is a need to characterize the total pressure exerted by fisheries at the community level. French onboard observer data were used to derive catch metrics and compare fishing distribution across community components between two sites in the Southern Bay of Biscay. Sample-based rarefaction curves were used to standardize metrics across different active and passive gears, and correct for sample size differences. Six metrics for species, length and functional catch composition were tested. Length and functional metrics were found the most relevant metrics to highlight differences in catches between gears, sites, and gear-site interactions. Significant differences were found between gears, mainly in mean length and proportion of piscivores. None of the gears had the most diverse catch across all metrics. Small differences were found between sites, mainly in length range and species richness. PY 2015 PD APR SO Fisheries Research SN 0165-7836 PU Elsevier VL 164 UT 000349737300029 BP 238 EP 248 DI 10.1016/j.fishres.2014.11.019 ID 35882 ER EF