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

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Citation: Gilman, E., C. Boggs, and N. Brothers., 2003. Performance assessment of an underwater chute to mitigate seabird bycatch in the Hawaii pelagic longline tuna fishery. Ocean and Coastal Management, 46, ps 985-1010.
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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.
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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