Performance assessment of an underwater chute to mitigate seabird bycatch in the Hawaii pelagic longline tuna fishery

Authors: 

Gilman, E., C. Boggs, and N. Brothers.

Year: 

2003

Journal/Publisher Name: 

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volume (Issue #): 

46

Page #s: 

985-1010
Summary: 
Underwater setting chutes reduce bycatch of seabirds--Laysan (Phoebastria immutabilis) and Black-footed (P. nigripes) albatrosses--in the Hawaiian longline tuna fishery. The underwater setting techniques increased bait retention.

Field Studies

Location Fishing Gear Reduction Technique Bycatch Species Effect on Bycatch Species Catch Effect on Target Catch Type Link to edit content
Hawaii Hooks-and-Lines Sub-surface sets (gillnets) Seabirds Reduced bycatch Tuna Field study in the wild