Field Study

Chilean Patagonia

Article:

Significant conservation benefits obtained from the use of a new fishing gear in the Chilean Patagonian toothfish fishery

Target catch:

Patagonian toothfish

Study Type:

Field study in the wild

Effect on target catch:

CPUE was higher

Effect on bycatch species:

Reduced bycatch to zero

Bycatch species:

Seabirds

Fishing Gear:

Hooks-and-Lines

Reduction technique:

Sub-surface bait setting