Integrated weight longlines with paired streamer lines - best practice to prevent seabird bycatch in demersal longline

Location
Bering Sea
Article
Integrated weight longlines with paired streamer lines - best practice to prevent seabird bycatch in demersal longline
Target catch
Pacific cod
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
Target catch rates were not affected
Effect on bycatch species
Integrated weight longlines paired with streamer lines eliminated surface foraging and shearwater catch by 97%; integrated weigh longlines reduced surface forager catch rates by 91% and unweighted longlines with paired streamer by 98%
Bycatch species
Seabirds
Fishing Gear
Hooks-and-Lines
Reduction technique
Bird-scaring devices
Sub-surface bait setting