The Working Group on Fishing Technology and Fish Behaviour
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
The Working Group on Fishing Technology and Fish Behaviour
2026
Hiddink, J. G., Valanko, S., Batts, L., Beukhof, E. D., Blomqvist, M., Bolam, S., Calero, B., Casini, M., Delgado, M., Depestele, J., Desmidt, J., Di Bona, G., Di Lorenzo, B., Dinesen, G. E., D’Onghia, G., Egekvist, J., Fanelli, E., Farriols, M. T., Franceschini, G., Gil, J., González-Irusta, J. M., Laffargue, P., Maina, I., Maiorano, P., Mamede, R., Mangano, M. C., Xuan, A. N., Papadopoulou, N., Penna, M., Pierucci, A., Pulcini, M., Raicevich, S., Rakaj, A., Reizopoulou, S., Riva, G., Russo, T., Sala, A., Sarà, G., Sbrana, A., Scarcella, G., Sciberras, M., Sköld, M., Smith, C. J., Sobrino, I., Spedicato, M. T., Todorova, V., Tsikopoulou, I., van der Reijden, K. J., Vaz, S., Vina-Herbon, C., Vrgoc, N., Wright, K., Zhang, W., Zupa, W., van Hoey, G., Eigaard, O. R., van Kooten, T., van Denderen, P. D., 2026. Assessment of Bottom Trawl Impacts on the Status of Seabed Communities in European Seas. Fish and Fisheries, 27(2), 285-299. https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.70054.
Herrmann, B., Santos, J., Sistiaga, M., Brčić, J., Karlsen, J. D., Melli, V., Sala, A., Veiga-Malta, T., Brinkhof, J., Petetta, A., Yu, M., Lomeli, M. J. M., Cuende, E., Feekings, J. P., Krag, L. A., 2026. Rebuttal to the response by Millar and Broadhurst. Fisheries Research, 293, 107577. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107577.
Lurbur, M., Wilson, K. C., Yochum, N., 2026. Towards automated bycatch monitoring: Optimizing and evaluating multi-object tracking of salmon in pollock trawls. Ecological Informatics, 94, 103674. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2026.103674.
2025
Millar, R.B., Mainguy, J., 2025. A general methodology for the estimation of gillnet size-selectivity and population length frequencies. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 82(12), fsaf226. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaf226
Millar, R.B., Broadhurst, M.K., 2025. Incorrect inference from size-selectivity studies due to widespread misuse of bootstrap confidence bands. Fisheries Research, 281, 107225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107225.
Havas, V., Cantillo, J., Deshpande, P. C., 2024. Comparing the end-of-life circularity potential of commercial fishing gear deployed in Norway by applying multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 209, 117066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117066.
Palmer-Abbs, M., Deshpande, P., Karl, C. W., 2024. Enabling transition thinking on complex issues (wicked problems): A framework for future circular economic transitions of plastic management in the Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture sectors. Journal of Cleaner Production, 141420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141420.
Rijnsdorp, A.D., Boute, P.G., Tiano, J.C., de Haan, D., Kraan, M., Polet, H., Schram, E., Soetaert, M., Steins, N.A., Lankheet, M., Soetaert, K., 2024. Electrotrawling can improve the sustainability of the bottom trawl fishery for sole: a review of the evidence. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 34, 959–993. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-024-09867-x.
Boute, P.G., Hagmayer, A., Smid, K., Pieters, R.P.M., Lankheet, M.J., 2024. Behavioural response thresholds of marine fish species for pulsed electric fields. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, 1286149. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1286149.
Deshpande, P. C., Muntaha, S. T., Alnes, R. B., 2023. Multi-stakeholder perspective to generate evidence and strategies for sustainable management of ropes from the fishing sector of Norway. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 197, 115798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115798.
Su, C.T., Schneider, F., Deshpande, P.C., Xiao, H.Y., Su, T.A., Yen, N., Lin, H.T., 2023. Material flow analysis of commercial fishing gears in Taiwan. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 190, p.114822. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114822.
Boute, P.G., Rijnsdorp, A.D., van Leeuwen, J.L., Pieters, R.P.M., Lankheet, M.J., 2023. Internal injuries in marine fishes caught in beam trawls using electrical versus mechanical stimulations. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 80(5), 1367–1381. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsad064.
Boute, P.G., Rijnsdorp, A.D., van Leeuwen, J.L., Versteeg, W.S.M., Pieters, R.P.M., Lankheet, M.J., 2022. Internal injuries in whiting (Merlangius merlangus) caught by tickler-chain and pulse-trawl gears. Fisheries Research, 253: 106351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106351.
Schram, E., Molenaar, P., Soetaert, M., Burggraaf, D., Boute, P.G., Lankheet, M.J., Rijnsdorp, A.D., 2022. Effect of electrical stimulation used in the pulse trawl fishery for common sole on internal injuries in sandeels. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 79(5), 1561–1568. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsac082.
Deshpande, P.C., Haskins, C., 2021. Application of Systems Engineering and Sustainable Development Goals towards Sustainable Management of Fishing Gear Resources in Norway. Sustainability, 13(9), p.4914. (https://doi.org/10.3390/su13094914).
Boute, P.G., Soetaert, M., Reid Navarro, J.A., Lankheet, M.J., 2021. Effects of electrical pulse stimulation on behaviour and survival of marine benthic invertebrates. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, 592650. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.592650.
Deshpande, P. C., Skaar, C., Brattebø, H., Fet, A. M., 2020. Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) method for assessing the sustainability of end-of-life alternatives for waste plastics: A case study of Norway. Science of the Total Environment, 137353. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137353).
Deshpande, P. C., Brattebø, H., Fet, A. M., 2019. A method to extract fishers’ knowledge (FK) to generate evidence for sustainable management of fishing gears. MethodsX, 6, 1044-1053. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2019.05.008).
Deshpande, P. C., Philis, G., Brattebø, H., Fet, A. M., 2020. Using Material Flow Analysis (MFA) to generate the evidence on plastic waste management from commercial fishing gears in Norway. Resources, Conservation & Recycling: X, 100024. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcrx.2019.100024)
Soetaert, M., Boute, P.G., Beaumont, W.R.C., 2019. Guidelines for defining the use of electricity in marine electrotrawling. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 76(7), 1994–2007. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsz122.
Amoroso, R.O., Pitcher, C.R., Rijnsdorp, A.D., McConnaughey, R.A., Parma, A.M., Suuronen, P., Eigaard, O.R., Bastardie, F., Hintzen, N.T., Althaus, F., Baird, S.J., Black, J., Buhl-Mortensen, L., Campbell, A.B., Catarino, R., Collie, J.S., Cowan, J.H., Durholtz, D., Engstrom, N., Fairweather, T.P., Fock, H.O., Ford, R., Gálvez, P.A., Gerritsen, H.D., Góngora, M.E., Jessica González, Jan Geert Hiddink, Kathryn M. Hughes, Steven S Intelmann, Christopher Jenkins, Patrik Jonsson, Kainge, P., Kangas, M., Kathena, J.N., Kavadas, S., Leslie, R.W., Lewis, S.G., Lundy, M., Makin, D., Martin, J., Mazor, T., Mirelis, G.G., Newman, S.J., Papadopoulou, K.N., Posen, P.E., Rochester, W., Russo, T., Sala, A., Semmens, J.M., Silva, C., Tsolos, A., Vanelsander, B., Wakefield, C.B., Wood, B.A., Hilborn, R., Kaiser, M.J., Jennings, S., 2018. Bottom trawl-fishing footprints on the world’s continental shelves.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) 115 (43): E10275-E10282 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1802379115).
Nielsen, K.N., Aschan, M.M., Agnarsson, S., Ballesteros, M., Baudron, A., Borges, M.F., Campos, A., Chapela, R., Daníelsdóttir, A.K., Erzini, K., Gregersen, O., Holm, P., Lucchetti, A., Margeirsson, S., Mendes, H., Olsen, P., Viðarsson, J.R., Virgili, M., Rangel, M., Sala, A., Santiago, J.L., Sigurðardóttir, S., Silva, C., Sykes, D., Wise, L., Fernandes, P.G., 2018. A Framework for Results Based Management in Fisheries.Fish and Fisheries, 19(2): 363-376 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12257).
Soma, K., Nielsen, J.R., Papadopoulou, N., Polet, H., Zengin, M., Smith, C., Eigaard, O.R., Sala, A., Bonanomi, S., van den Burg, S., Piet, G.J., Buisman, E., Gumus, A., 2018. Stakeholder perceptions in fisheries management – Sectors with benthic impacts.Marine Policy, 92: 73-85 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2018.02.019).
Bonanomi, S., Brčić, J., Colombelli, A., Notti, E., Pulcinella, J., Sala, A., 2017. Fisheries Bycatch of Chondrichthyes.In Da Silva Rodrigues Filho and De Luna Sales (Eds.) Chondrichthyes – Multidisciplinary Approach. InTech Publisher, ISBN 978-953-51-3712-2: 39-62.
Capasso, C., Veneri, O., Notti, E., Sala, A., Figari, M., Martelli, M., 2017. Preliminary design of the hybrid propulsion architecture for the research vessel “G. Dallaporta”.International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC), ISBN:978-1-5090-0814-8, 6 pp (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/ESARS-ITEC.2016.7841342).
Eigaard, O.R., Bastardie, F., Hintzen, N.T., Buhl-Mortensen, L., Buhl-Mortensen, P., Catarino, R., Dinesen, G.E., Egekvist, J., Fock, H.O., Geitner, K., Gerritsen, H.D., Gonzalez, M.M., Jonsson, P., Kavadas S., Laffargue, P., Lundy, M., Gonzalez-Mirelis, G., Nielsen, J.R., Papadopoulou, N., Posen, P.E., Pulcinella, P., Russo, T., Sala, A., Silva, C., Smith, C.J., Vanelslander, B., Rijnsdorp, A.D., 2017. The footprint of bottom trawling in European waters: distribution, intensity, and seabed integrity.ICES Journal of Marine Science, 74(3): 847-865 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsw194).
Nuevo, M., Morgado, C., Sala, A., 2017. Monitoring the Implementation of the Landing Obligation: The Last Haul Programme.In Uhlmann, C. Ulrich, C., and S. Kennelly (Eds), The European Landing Obligation. Reducing Discards in Complex, Multi-Species and Multi-Jurisdictional Fisheries. Springer Open Publisher, ISBN 978-3-030-03307-1, ISBN 978-3-030-03308-8 (eBook) (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-03308-8): 383-406. l of Marine Science 74(3): 847-865 (doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsw194).
Notti, E., Moro, F., Sala, A., Leroux, A., Roger, A., Smague, P., Leduc, P., Parke, N., 2016. EfficientShip: a case study for the implementation of ORC technology onboard European fishing vessels.In Guedes Soares & Santos (Eds) Maritime Technology and Engineering III. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering (MARTECH 2016, Lisbon, Portugal, 4-6 July 2016), CRC Press 2016, ISBN 978-1-138-03000-8: 761-767 (doi:10.1201/b21890-98).
Rijnsdorp, A.D., Bastardie, F., Bolam, S.G., Buhl-Mortensen, L., Eigaard, O.R., Hamon, K.G., Hiddink, J.G., Hintzen, N.T., Ivanovic, A., Kenny, A., Laffargue, P., Nielsen, J.R., O’Neill, F.G., Piet, G.J., Polet, H., Sala, A., Smith, C., van Denderen P.D., van Kooten, T., Zengin, M., 2016. Towards a framework for the quantitative assessment of trawling impact on the seabed and benthic ecosystem. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 73(1): 127-138 (doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsv207).
Veiga, V., Pita, C., Rangel, M., Gonçalves, J.M.S., Campos, A., Fernandes, P.G., Sala, A., Virgili, M., Lucchetti, A., Brčić, J., Villasante, S., Ballesteros, M.A., Chapela, R., Santiago, J.S., Agnarsson, S., Ögmundarson, Ó., Erzini, K., 2016. The EU landing obligation and European small-scale fisheries: What are the odds for success?Marine Policy, 64: 64-71 (doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2015.11.008).
Jafarzadeh, S., Pedersen, E., Notti, E., Sala, A., Ellingsen, H., 2014. A bond graph approach to improve the energy efficiency of ships. Proceedings of the ASME 2014, 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2014, San Francisco, CA, 8-13 June 2014), American Society of Mechanical Engineers Editor, NY, Vol. 8B: Ocean Engineering, ISBN 978-0-7918-4551-6: 1-9.
Notti, E., Sala, A., Propulsion system improvement for trawlers.In Guedes Soares & Lòpez Peña (Eds) Developments in Maritime Transportation and Exploitation of Sea Resources. Proceedings of the 15th International Congress of the International Maritime Association of the Mediterranean (La Coruña, 14-17 October 2013), CRC Press 2013, ISBN 978-1-138-00124-4: 1085-1090 (doi:10.1201/b15813-137).
2012
Buglioni, G., Notti, E., Sala, A., 2012. E-Audit: Energy use in Italian fishing vessels.In Rizzuto & Guedes Soares (Eds) Sustainable maritime transportation and exploitation of sea resources. Taylor & Francis Group, London, CRC Press 2011, ISBN 978-0-415-62081-9: 1043-1047 (doi:10.1201/b11810-154).
Folch, A., Prat, J., Antonijuan, J., Manuel, A., Sala, A., Sardà, F., 2008. Simulation of bottom trawl fishing gears. A simplified physical model.In Guedes Soares & Kolev (Eds) Maritime Industry, Ocean Engineering and Coastal Resources. Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-0-415-45523-7: 921-927.
Sala, A., Lucchetti, A., Palumbo, V., Hansen, K., 2008. Energy saving trawl in Mediterranean demersal fisheries.In Guedes Soares & Kolev (eds) Maritime Industry, Ocean Engineering and Coastal Resources. Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-0-415-45523-7: 961-964
Sala, A., Cosimi, G., Palumbo, V., 2002. Sampling catches of Engraulis encrasicolus and Sardina pilchardus in relation with temperature and fishing depth (Adriatic Sea). Biol. Mar. Medit. 11(1): 96-104.
Bombace, G., Fabi, G., Leonori, I., Sala, A., Spagnolo, A., 1998. Evaluation of fish biomass of an artificial reef in the Adriatic Sea through acoustic methodology. Biol. Mar. Medit., 5(3): 1844-1854.
Fiorentini, L., Cosimi, G., Sala, A., Leonori, I., Palumbo, V., 1998. Further observations on the performance of the fishing gears used for demersal stock assessment in Italy. Mar. Medit., 5(3): 156-165.