European hake (Merluccius merluccius, Linnaeus 1758) spillover analysis using VMS and landings data in a no-take zone in the northern Catalan coast (NW Mediterranean)

•The combination of VMS data with bottom trawl landings described the ontogenetic changes in the European hake distribution.•Fishing effort increased and was redistributed around the no-take area after its establishment.•The establishment of a no-take area on a hake nursery ground showed a trend to increase the juvenile catches around it.