Effects of hook and bait in a tropical northeast Atlantic pelagic longline fishery: Part I - Incidental sea turtle bycatch

Location
Tropical northeast Atlantic
Article
Effects of hook and bait in a tropical northeast Atlantic pelagic longline fishery: Part I - Incidental sea turtle bycatch
Target catch
Swordfish
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
Non reported
Effect on bycatch species
Leatherback interactions can be reduced by 55% in this fishery by switching from J-style to circle hooks.
Bycatch species
Demochelys coriacea (Leatherback sea turtle)
Fishing Gear
Hooks-and-Lines
Reduction technique
Circle hooks