2.0%, the remaining 3.0% consisting of other mollusc species and even fish and
crustaceans accidentally caught.
Plesionika edwarsii and O. vulgaris are the main species caught by traps and pots
(Fig.14.12). P. edwarsii is the target species of vessels fishing with specifics traps,
some of them fishing in very distant fishing grounds, so they are vessels that by their
dimensions could not be considered strictly artisanal. Landings of P. edwarsii
Fig. 14.13 Evolution of landings of artisanal fishery. Mechanized dredge catches: (a) total landing,
including all species; (b) total landing without A. tuberculata. (c) Pots and traps. (d) Bottom
gillnets. (e) Trammel nets. (f) Hand lines. (g) Bottom longlines
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crustaceans accidentally caught.
Plesionika edwarsii and O. vulgaris are the main species caught by traps and pots
(Fig.14.12). P. edwarsii is the target species of vessels fishing with specifics traps,
some of them fishing in very distant fishing grounds, so they are vessels that by their
dimensions could not be considered strictly artisanal. Landings of P. edwarsii
Fig. 14.13 Evolution of landings of artisanal fishery. Mechanized dredge catches: (a) total landing,
including all species; (b) total landing without A. tuberculata. (c) Pots and traps. (d) Bottom
gillnets. (e) Trammel nets. (f) Hand lines. (g) Bottom longlines
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