Objective The survival of fish escaping from towed fishing gears is essential if selective devices are to be used as practical conservation tool. Several studies have attempted to test this principle and assess the mortality of escaping fish. Unfortunately, these early endeavors have recently been shown to be fundamentally flawed in methodology, so there are currently no reliable estimates of escape mortality. This project will develop methods for accurate assessment of escape mortality.The work will start with the development of the techniques to sample fish escaping from a trawl cod-end, without introducing biases into the mortality estimates. These techniques will then be applied in the field to estimate mortality in cod and haddock under various circumstances including: escape at depth and surface; in high intensity fisheries; and at different times of the year. Methods to include escape mortality data in stock assessment models and implement these. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesfisheriessocial sciencessociologydemographymortality Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal 3 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH EU contribution No data Address Nordnesgaten 33 BERGEN Norway See on map Total cost No data Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all DANISH INSTITUTE FOR FISHERIES RESEARCH Denmark EU contribution No data Address Nordsøcentret HIRTSHALS See on map Total cost No data FISHERIES RESEARCH SERVICES United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Victoria Road, 375 ABERDEEN See on map Total cost No data THE NORTH SEA MUSEUM Denmark EU contribution No data Address Willemoesvej 2 HIRSTHALS See on map Total cost No data