The effectiveness of a modified turtle excluder device (TED) in reducing the bycatch of elasmobranchs in the Atlantic seabob (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) industrial trawl fishery of Guyana

Location
Guyana
Article
The effectiveness of a modified turtle excluder device (TED) in reducing the bycatch of elasmobranchs in the Atlantic seabob (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) industrial trawl fishery of Guyana
Target catch
Seabob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri)
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Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
Not tested
Effect on bycatch species
40% decline in elasmobranch catch rate; mean size of elasmobranch captured reduced by 6.3%
Bycatch species
Elasmobranchs
Fishing Gear
Trawls
Reduction technique
Excluder devices