Experiment to Evaluate Gear Modification on Rates of Sea Turtle Bycatch in the Swordfish Longline Fishery in the Azores Phase 4

Azores

Article:

Experiment to Evaluate Gear Modification on Rates of Sea Turtle Bycatch in the Swordfish Longline Fishery in the Azores Phase 4

Target catch:

Swordfish and blue shark

Study Type:

Field study in the wild

Effect on target catch:

Effect on bycatch species:

Circle hooks resulted in fewer turtles being caught in the throat

Bycatch species:

Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtle)

Fishing Gear:

Hooks-and-Lines

Reduction technique:

Circle hooks