Examining the potential use of artificial illumination to enhance Chinook salmon escapement out a bycatch reduction device in a Pacific hake midwater trawl

Location
Oregon
Target catch
Pacific hake
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
Pacific hake continued to swim into the codend
Effect on bycatch species
Chinook were able to escape out of the escape window; Rockfish bycatch was reduced by 32.4%
Bycatch species
Bony Fishes
Fishing Gear
Trawls
Reduction technique
Visual deterrents