Lake Opinicon, CanadaArticle: Mitigating bycatch of freshwater turtles in passively fished fyke nets through the use of exclusion and escape modificationsTarget catch: sunfish, bullheads, yellow perch, rock bass, black crappieStudy Type: Field study in the wildEffect on target catch: No effectEffect on bycatch species: Significantly reduced turtle catchesBycatch species: TerrapinsFishing Gear: TrapsReduction technique: Excluder devices
