Experiments in the Western Atlantic Northeast Distant Waters to Evaluate Sea Turtle Mitigation Measures in the Pelagic Longline Fishery. Report on Experiments Conducted in 2001

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Citation: Watson, J., D. Foster, S. Epperly, and A. Shah, 2002. Experiments in the Western Atlantic Northeast Distant Waters to Evaluate Sea Turtle Mitigation Measures in the Pelagic Longline Fishery. Report on Experiments Conducted in 2001. US National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Summary:

Blue-dyed bait does not significantly reduce loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and leatherback (Dermocheles coriacea)sea turtle captures in the western Atlantic longline fishery.
Field Studies:
Location Fishing gear Reduction technique Bycatch species Effect on bycatch species Catch Effect on target catch Type
Atlantic Hooks-and-Lines Dyed bait Sea Turtles Did not reduce bycatch Swordfish and tuna In the wild