The introduction of the discard ban and RTCs has led to creative pressure on research, management and industry to cooperate and contribute to technical and regulatory innovations in order to improve selectivity and reduce unwanted bycatches, and also to reduce various sources of unintended fishing mortality. One recent example is the development of the Excess Fish Exclusion Device which release fish to avoid too large catches in trawl and Danish seine. With the sharp increase in stock and availability of cod, burst nets and extensive non-registered fishing mortality caused by very large hauls in a short time, have become a problem. This challenge is now about to be successfully solved in a constructive co-operation between the industry, science and management [21