Depending on the nature and purpose of research, Beta’s trawler operations data can be accessed for, analyzed with and applied to a wide range of project types and premises. The material may be used to assess the interdependence, influence or significance of various fisheries-related conditions and factors, for instance:
- Catch quantities, species
- Market prices, catch value
- Fishing method
- Fishing gear
- Fishing effort
- Fishing pressure
- Skipper effect
- Electronics
- At-sea fish handling
- Manning patterns
- Health, safety at work
- Changes in on-board food consumption
- Seabed, marine environment
- Natural environment
- Fishing areas
- Fish stocks, fisheries regulation
- Fish sizes, growth rates
- Fish migration
- Fisheries management advice
- Stock assessments
- Technical regulation:
mesh sizes, sorting devices - Temporary, long term closure of fishing zones
- Comparative fishing methods
- Cost of operations, operational results
- Fuel consumption
- Generation of derived business
- Socio-economic aspects