Non-target benthic invertebrates are caught as bycatch in huge volumes, but precise numbers are not available.
Year:
2006
Journal/Publisher Name:
World Wildlife Fund Smartgear 2006 runner-up | Location | Fishing gear | Reduction technique | Bycatch species | Effect on bycatch species | Catch | Effect on target catch | Type |
| New Zealand | Trawls | Bird-scaring devices | Seabirds | Reduced bycatch | Swordfish | In the wild |


