Performance in 2005 of an alternative leader design on the bycatch of sea turtles and the catch of finfish in Chesapeake Bay pound nets, offshore Kiptopeake, VA: Data and results of preliminary analyses

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Citation: DeAlteris, J., R. Silva, E. Estey, K. Tesla, and T. Newcomb, 2005. Performance in 2005 of an alternative leader design on the bycatch of sea turtles and the catch of finfish in Chesapeake Bay pound nets, offshore Kiptopeake, VA: Data and results of preliminary analyses. Final report to NMFS. DeAlteris Associates, Inc., Jamestown, RI.
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An alternative leader design reduced loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtle interactions in a Chesapeake Bay pound net fishery for finfish. There was no change in catch of weakfish (Cynoscion regalis), croaker (Micropogonias undulates), and harvestfish (Peprilus alepidotus).
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Location Fishing gear Reduction technique Bycatch species Effect on bycatch species Catch Effect on target catch Type
Chesapeake Bay   Alternative leader design Sea Turtles Reduced interactions Multiple species No change in target catch In the wild