Field Study

Location
Lake Opinicon, Canada
Article
Mitigating bycatch of freshwater turtles in passively fished fyke nets through the use of exclusion and escape modifications
Target catch
Bluegill and other bony fish
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
Fish catch rates were not impacted by either excluder device. The majority (88%) of fish were retained when the escape chimney was used.
Effect on bycatch species
The exclusion device with bars across the net significantly reduced turtle catch rates. All turtles were able to escape through the escape chimney.
Bycatch species
Terrapins
Fishing Gear
Surrounding nets
Reduction technique
Excluder devices