Field Study 359

Location
East Cape, New Zealand
Article
Effect of blue dyed bait on incidental seabird mortalities and fish catch rates on a commercial longliner fishing off East Cape, New Zealand
Target catch
Bigeye tuna
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
No signficiant effect reported for individual species and when all species were combined the results were inconclusive
Effect on bycatch species
Results were inconclusive
Bycatch species
Seabirds
Fishing Gear
Hooks-and-Lines
Reduction technique
Dyed bait