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

Authors:

DeAlteris, J., R. Silva, E. Estey, K. Tesla, and T. Newcomb

Year:

2005

Journal/Publisher Name:

Final report to NMFS. DeAlteris Associates, Inc., Jamestown, RI

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).
Field Studies:

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