en: Noack, Thomas Dr.

Institute of

OF Baltic Sea Fisheries

Dr. Thomas Noack

Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries

Alter Hafen Süd 2
18069 Rostock

Telephone: +49 381 66099 147
Fax: +49 381 66099 199
Email: thomas.noack@thuenen.de

Fields of Activity

project “Gillnet modifications to reduce bycatch (PEARLNET_OP)“

Research Interests

Reduction of negative impacts fishing gears have on the environment by:

reducing bycatches in active and passive gears
applying fish behavior patterns to improve gear selectivity
reducing interactions between active gears and the sea floor
increasing the efficiency of active and passive gears
estimating survival rates of discards and evaluating methods for improving those

Scientific background

since July 2021: Scientist at the Thünen Institute, project "Gillnet modifications to reduce bycatch (PEARLNET_OP)"

03/2019-01/2020: Scientist at the Thünen Institute

2017-2019: PostDoc at the Technical University of Denmark in Hirtshals (Denmark), project: COPE („Caught and released: an Overview of fishes’ sensitivity to being discarded as a tool to aid Pursuing Ecosystem-based management“)

2014-2017: PhD-studies at the Technical University of Denmark in Hirtshals (Denmark), PhD thesis: “Danish seine – Ecosystem effects of fishing“

2011-2013: Master studies “Marine biology” at the University of Rostock (Germany), Master thesis: “Reduction of bycatch in the Baltic Sea Fisheries“

2008-2011: Double-Degree Bachelor studies: “Ecology and Environment Protection” and „Biological Sciences” at the University of Rostock (Germany) and the Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca (Romania); Bachelor thesis: “Towing vs. Heaving - When does the fish escape?“

Projects

Publications (Thünen)

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Bromhall K, McLaverty C, Eigaard OR, Wilms Tm JG, Noack T, O'Neill FG, Dinesen GE (2026) Quantifying depletion rates of benthic macrofauna from the Danish Seine - a ‘low impact’ mobile bottom-contacting fishing gear. Fish Res 293:107611, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107611
https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn070479.pdf
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Berzosa SÁ, Noack T, Santos J, Lichtenstein U, Milanelli AM, Kindt-Larsen L, Ljungberg P, Dahlke FT, Stepputtis D (2025) From semi-controlled environment to field trials : testing pot entrance designs for Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Fish Res 288:107470, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107470
https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn069997.pdf
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Yochum N, Lansley J, Winger P, Brcic J, Eigaard OR, Einarsson HA, Feekings JP, Hermann B, Kerry C, Larsen RB, McLaverty C, Melli V, Metcalfe K, Molenaar P, Mytilineou C, Noack T, Perez Roda A, Richardson K, Rickwood M, Stepputtis D, et al (2025) ICES-FAO Working Group on Fishing Technology and Fish Behaviour (WGFTFB). Copenhagen: ICES, 347 p, ICES Sci Rep 7(95), DOI:10.17895/ices.pub.30231325
https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn070687.pdf
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Noack T, Berg F, Kindt-Larsen L (2024) Length matters: Effects of fishing gear and fishing behavior on the catch efficiency of demersal seines. Heliyon 10(18):e37953, DOI:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e37953
https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn069359.pdf
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Kindt-Larsen L, Noack T, Brooks ME, Kroner A-M, Glemarec G (2024) Pearls are not just for girls: Plastic spheres do not interfere with target catches in a set net fishery. Fish Res 276:107032, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107032
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Noack T, Stepputtis D, Madsen N, Wieland K, Haase S, Krag LA (2019) Gear performance and catch process of a commercial Danish anchor seine. Fish Res 211:204-211, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2018.11.012
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Noack T, Frandsen RP, Krag LA, Mieske B, Madsen N (2017) Codend selectivity in a commercial Danish anchor seine. Fish Res 186:283-291, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2016.10.006
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Noack T, Madsen N, Mieske B, Frandsen RP, Wieland K, Krag LA (2017) Estimating escapement of fish and invertebrates in a Danish anchor seine. ICES J Mar Sci 74(9):2480-2488, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsx066
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Herrmann B, Mieske B, Stepputtis D, Krag LA, Madsen N, Noack T (2013) Modelling towing and haul-back escape patterns during the fishing process: a case study for cod, plaice, and flounder in the demersal Baltic Sea cod fishery. ICES J Mar Sci 70(4):850-863, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fst032

Publications (previous)

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Noack T, Frandsen RP, Wieland K, Krag LA, Berg F, Madsen N (2017) Fishing profiles of Danish seiners and bottom trawlers in relation to current EU management regulations. Fish Manag Ecol 24(6):436-445, DOI:10.1111/fme.12244
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Herrmann B, Krag LA, Feekings JP, Noack T (2016) Understanding and predicting size selection in diamond-mesh cod ends for Danish seining: A study based on sea trials and computer simulations. Mar Coastal Fish 8(1):277-291, DOI:10.1080/19425120.2016.1161682
https://literatur.thuenen.de/digbib_extern/dn060909.pdf