Are circle hooks effective in reducing incidental captures of loggerhead sea turtles in a Mediterranean longline fishery?

Location

Strait of Sicily

Article

Are circle hooks effective in reducing incidental captures of loggerhead sea turtles in a Mediterranean longline fishery?

Target catch

Swordfish

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Effect on target catch

None reported

Effect on bycatch species

J hooks resulted in more hooks being swallowed compared to circle hooks

Bycatch species

Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtle)

Fishing Gear

Hooks-and-Lines

Reduction technique