Year:
2007
Journal/Publisher Name:
Estuaries and Coasts
Volume (Issue #):
30/1
Page #s:
179-185
Contact information:
jbutler@unf.edu
904 602-3885
Summary:
This study determined that 73.2% of diamondback terrapins could have been prevented from entering crab pots if bycatch reduction devices (BRDs) had been used. Additionally, there was no significant difference in the sex, size or number of crabs in pots fitted with BRDs.