Performance assessment of an underwater chute to mitigate seabird bycatch in the Hawaii pelagic longline tuna fishery

Underwater setting chutes reduce bycatch of seabirds--Laysan (Phoebastria immutabilis) and Black-footed (P. nigripes) albatrosses--in the Hawaiian longline tuna fishery. The underwater setting techniques increased bait retention.
Field Studies:

Location	Fishing gear	Reduction technique	Bycatch species	Effect on bycatch species	Catch	Effect on target catch	Type
Hawaii	Hooks-and-Lines	Sub-surface sets	Seabirds	Reduced bycatch	Tuna		In the wild