Further development of a dolphin exclusion device

Authors: 

Northridge, S.

Year: 

2003

Journal/Publisher Name: 

Final Report to DEFRA, Project MF0735
Summary: 
An excluder device, tested in the United Kingdom bass pair trawl fishery, reduced bycatch of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis). There was a negligible loss of target fish (<1%).

Field Studies

Location Fishing Gear Reduction Technique Bycatch Species Effect on Bycatch Species Catch Effect on Target Catch Type Edit link
United Kingdom Trawls Excluder devices Small Cetaceans (maximum length < 7.5 meters) Reduced bycatch Bass Slightly reduced target catch (<1%) Field study in the wild