Field Study

Lake Opinicon, Canada

Article:

Mitigating bycatch of freshwater turtles in passively fished fyke nets through the use of exclusion and escape modifications

Target catch:

sunfish, bullheads, yellow perch, rock bass, black crappie

Study Type:

Field study in the wild

Effect on target catch:

77% of fish escaped through large hole in net

Effect on bycatch species:

60% of turtles escaped through large hole in net

Bycatch species:

Terrapins

Fishing Gear:

Traps

Reduction technique:

Trap-net modification