Fishing gear modifications to reduce elasmobranch mortality in pelagic and bottom longline fisheries off Northeast Brazil

Location
Brazil
Article
Target catch
tuna (pelagic) and sharks (bottom)
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
None reported for pelagic longlines. On bottom longlines, CPUE was higher for blacknose and nurse sharks and southern stingrays; no CPUE difference between hook type; more tiger and blacknose sharks were alive at haulback with circle hooks
Effect on bycatch species
CPUE was significantly higher for night, blue, silky, and oceanic whitetip sharks on circle hooks.
Bycatch species
Fishing Gear
Reduction technique