Research Programme
on piked dogfish in the Black Sea
The development and implementation of a GFCM research programme on piked dogfish in the Black Sea was established by recommendation GFCM/44/2021/10 on management measures for sustainable piked dogfish fisheries in the Black Sea (geographical subarea 29). The programme aims to provide the scientific basis for the identification of future potential management measures, including:
- temporal and spatial closures for piked dogfish fisheries during the reproductive season;
- measures to reduce and mitigate bycatch; and
- if needed, reassessing the minimum landing size towards defining a minimum reference conservation size for piked dogfish.
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