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

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