Reduction of seabird bycatch in salmon drift gillnet fisheries: 1995 sockeye/pink salmon fishery final report

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Citation: Melvin, E. and L. Conquest, 1996. Reduction of seabird bycatch in salmon drift gillnet fisheries: 1995 sockeye/pink salmon fishery final report. Washington Sea Grant Program. Project number A/FP-2(a).
Publisher address: Available from National Sea Grant Depository or from Washington Sea Grant Program, University of Washington, 3716 Brooklyn Avenue, NE, Seattle, WA 98105. WSG AS 96-01
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Link: http://nsgl.gso.uri.edu/washu/washug95001.pdf
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Summary:

Opaque mesh netting placed strategically on gillnets decreased bycatch of rhinoceros auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata) and common mure (Uria aalge) seabirds but also decreased catch of target salmon species in the Puget Sound, USA.
Field Studies:
Location Fishing gear Reduction technique Bycatch species Effect on bycatch species Catch Effect on target catch Type
Washington State Gillnets Opaque mesh netting Seabirds Reduced bycatch Salmon Decreased target catch In the wild