Initial tests of a bycatch reduction device designed to improve trawl selectivity in the west coast limited entry groundfish bottom trawl directed flatfish fishery

Location
US West Coast
Article
Initial tests of a bycatch reduction device designed to improve trawl selectivity in the west coast limited entry groundfish bottom trawl directed flatfish fishery
Target catch
Flatfish
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
85.1% of flatfish were retained
Effect on bycatch species
72.1% of rockfish, 96.5% of roundfishes and 93.7% of Pacific halibut were able to escape
Bycatch species
Bony Fishes
Fishing Gear
Trawls
Reduction technique
Excluder devices