Research for PECH Committee - Handbook of fishing gears used by the EU fleet

This handbook provides an illustrated overview of the main fishing gears currently used in the EU. For each gear, the handbook outlines the essentials of its design, operation method and target species, and shows the main Member State fishing fleets that use it. In addition, it indicates the name of the gears in Danish, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch and Portuguese.

Handbook of fishing gears used by the EU fleet (pdf, 2.8 MB)