Location
Northern Australia
Target catch
Prawns
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
Did not significantly reduce the catch of prawns
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced the number of sea snakes caught by 87% when the Popeye Fishbox was placed 70 meshes from codend (no analysis was done when the device was placed 100 meshes from codend draw strings)
Bycatch species
Fishing Gear
Reduction technique