Assessment of beach litter, including Abandoned, Lost, or Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG), along the coast of Tamil Nadu, India: Magnitude, sources, composition, pollution status, and management strategies.

Coastal environment provides economic, recreational, and aesthetic benefits, serving as a habitat for diverse species. This study assessed beach litter across 52 coastal villages in 13 districts of Tamil Nadu, India, examining its magnitude, sources, composition, and pollution status. The average litter density was 1.

Inferring fish behaviour at the trawl mouth from escape location.

In this study, we used escape location underneath the trawl to understand groundfish herding behaviour at the trawl mouth. Three collecting bags (port, center, starboard) were mounted under the trawl and behind the footgear to collect escapees. The escape-at-length of species that escaped into the center bag were compared to the two wing bags to infer fish response behaviour, herding behaviour, and swimming capacity at the trawl mouth.