FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Evidence of difference in landings and discards patterns in the English Channel and North Sea Rajidae complex fishery BT AF Amelot, Morgane Batsleer, Jurgen Foucher, Eric Girardin, Raphael Marchal, Paul Poos, Jan Jaap Sys, Klaas AS 1:1,2;2:2;3:1;4:1;5:1;6:3;7:4; FF 1:PDG-RBE-HMMN-LRHPB;2:;3:PDG-RBE-HMMN-LRHPB;4:PDG-RBE-HMMN-LRHBL;5:PDG-RBE-HMMN-LRHBL;6:;7:; C1 IFREMER Centre Manche-Mer du Nord, France Wageningen Marine Research, PO Box 68, 1970 AB, IJmuiden, the Netherlands Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands ILVO, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Animal Sciences Unit – Fisheries and Aquatic Production, Ankerstraat 1, 8400, Oostende, Belgium C2 IFREMER, FRANCE UNIV WAGENINGEN, NETHERLANDS UNIV WAGENINGEN, NETHERLANDS ILVO, BELGIUM SI PORT-EN-BESSIN BOULOGNE SE PDG-RBE-HMMN-LRHPB PDG-RBE-HMMN-LRHBL IN WOS Ifremer UPR copubli-europe IF 2.817 TC 4 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00699/81148/85529.pdf LA English DT Article CR CGFS : CHANNEL GROUND FISH SURVEY INTERNATIONAL BOTTOM TRAWL SURVEY (IBTS) DE ;Retention patterns;Vulnerability;Discards;Rajidae;Multi-species production model AB Bycatch species such as skates and rays are for most of them not subject to analytical stock assessment. However, their life history characteristics increased their vulnerability to fisheries. In the English Channel and North Sea area, the three main landed Rajidae species are Raja clavata, Raja brachyura and Raja montagui. The current management measure is a global TAC, common for all Rajidae species. Data to process analytical stock assessment are not available for these species, particularly discards data. A Bayesian multispecies biomass production model, following separately the landings and discards was applied to these stocks. This model provided proxies of reference points (MSY and BMSY) per species. All stocks were depleted in 1990 and are now rebuilding. However, rebuilding speeds are different within the complex, R. clavata being the fastest and R. brachyura the slowest. Furthermore, the proportion of the discards and landings to biomass differ between species, highlighting species specific fishing strategies. Differences in vulnerabilities within the Rajidae complex might be caused by the variability of life history parameters between species as well as landings and discards pattern differences. This second factor, usually not considered for data limited stock assessment, is particularly relevant for highly discarded chondrichthyans species, and might be considered when choosing new methodology to asses Rajidae stocks. PY 2021 PD OCT SO Fisheries Research SN 0165-7836 PU Elsevier BV VL 242 UT 000681092100012 DI 10.1016/j.fishres.2021.106028 ID 81148 ER EF