Isabella Kratzer
Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries
Research Interests
- Modification of fishing gear to reduce unwanted by-catch
- Behavior of fish, seabirds and marine mammals
- Ecosystem service interaction (fisheries vs. biodiversity)
- Science communication
Scientific background
11/2020 - 06/2021: Project Gillnet modifications to reduce bycatch (PEARLNET_OP)
2017-07/2020: Project "Gill net fisheries: Development of alternative management approaches (STELLA)"
2015 - 2016: secondary education studies for Biology/Physics, University of Rostock and employment as student assistant in the working group Didactics of Physics
2014 - 2015: research assistant at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Yerseke
2012 - 2013: student assistant at TI-OF in the project “Pulse beam trawl” and participation in various cruises
2010 - 2012: Master in “Aquaculture”, University of Rostock. Master thesis: “Pulse beam trawling vs. traditional beam trawling in German shrimp fishery: a comparative study“
2007 - 2012: Bachelor in “Mechanical Engineering”, University of Rostock. Bachelor thesis at the Politecnico di Milano: „High-temperature fracture properties of a structural steel“
Publications
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Kratzer I, Stepputtis D, Santos J, Lütkefedder F, Stoltenberg A, Hartkens L, Schaber M, Kindt-Larsen L, Larsen F (2022) Angle-dependent acoustic reflectivity of gillnets and their modifications to reduce bycatch of odontocetes using sonar imaging. Fish Res 250:106278, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106278
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Krumme U, Meyer S, Kratzer I, Chladek J-C, Barz F, Stepputtis D, Strehlow HV, Kraak SBM, Zimmermann C (2022) STELLA - Stellnetzfischerei-Lösungsansätze : Projekt-Abschlussbericht. Braunschweig: Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, 220 p, Thünen Rep 97, DOI:10.3220/REP1662104969000
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Kratzer I (2021) Gillnet modifications to reduce bycatch of harbor porpoises. DTU Aqua National Institute of Aquatic Resources, 172 p, Lyngby, Techn Univ of Denmark, Section for Ecosystem Based Marine Management, PhD Thesis
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Kratzer I, Brooks ME, Bilgin S, Ozdemir S, Kindt-Larsen L, Larsen F, Stepputtis D (2021) Using acoustically visible gillnets to reduce bycatch of a small cetacean: first pilot trials in a commercial fishery. Fish Res 243:106088, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2021.106088
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Chladek J-C, Stepputtis D, Hermann A, Kratzer I, Ljungberg P, Rodriguez-Tress P, Santos J, Svendsen JC (2021) Using an innovative net-pen-based observation method to assess and compare fish pot-entrance catch efficiency for Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Fish Res 236:105851, DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2020.105851
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Kratzer I, Schäfer I, Stoltenberg A, Chladek J-C, Kindt-Larsen L, Larsen F, Stepputtis D (2020) Determination of optimal acoustic passive reflectors to reduce bycatch of odontocetes in gillnets. Front Mar Sci 7:539, DOI:10.3389/fmars.2020.00539
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Kratzer I (2012) Pulse beam trawling vs. traditional beam trawling in German shrimp fishery: a comparative study. Rostock: Univ Rostock, 114 p, Rostock, Univ, Masterarbeit, 2012