Field Study 769

Location
Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands
Article
Study on the methods to mitigate the bycatch of juvenile bigeye tuna by introducing Double-FADs with light stimulus for tuna purse seine fishery in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
Target catch
Skipjack and yellowfin tuna
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
Fewer skipjack tuna were caught by number and weight. Yellowfin tuna catch was higher.
Effect on bycatch species
Double-FADS caught larger bigeye tunas but the catch rate was slightly less than on normal FAD sets.
Bycatch species
Bony Fishes
Fishing Gear
Surrounding nets
Reduction technique
Double-FAD