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Norway

Article:

Review and evaluation of three mitigation measures-bird-scaring line, underwater setting and line shooter-to reduce seabird bycatch in the north Atlantic longline fishery

Target catch:

Torsk (Brosme brosme), ling (Molva molva) and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)

Study Type:

Field study in the wild

Effect on target catch:

Increased target catch rates

Effect on bycatch species:

Reduced incidental capture of seabirds, mostly fulmars

Bycatch species:

Seabirds

Fishing Gear:

Hooks-and-Lines

Reduction technique:

Sub-surface sets (gillnets)