Browsing by Author "Officer, R."

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    • A general catch comparison method for multi-gear trials: application to a quad-rig trawling fishery fornephrops 

      Browne, D.; Minto, C.; Cosgrove, R.; Burke, B.; McDonald, D.; Officer, R.; Keatinge, M. (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2017-01-22)
      Expeditious uptake of quad-rig trawling in the economically important Irish fishery for Nephrops norvegicus outpaced technical understanding of this newly introduced gear. The main driver for its introduction is increased ...

    • Microplastics in sewage sludge: effects of treatment 

      Mahon, A.M.; O'Connell, B.; Healy, Mark G.; O’Connor, I.; Officer, R.; Nash, R.; Morrison, Liam (American Chemical Society, 2016-12-12)
      Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTPs) are receptors for the cumulative loading of microplastics (MPs) derived from industry, landfill, domestic waste water and storm water. The partitioning of MPs through the settlement ...

    • Modelling fuel consumption of fishing vessels for predictive use 

      Davie, S.; Minto, C.; Officer, R.; Lordan, C.; Jackson, E. (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2014-06-10)
      Fuel costs are an important element in models used to analyse and predict fisher behaviour for application within the wider mixed fisheries and ecosystem approaches to management. This investigation explored the predictive ...