Field Study 335

Location
Chesapeake Bay, Virginia
Article
Performance in 2004 and 2005 of an alternative leader design on the bycatch of sea turtles and the catch of finfish in Chesapeake Bay pound nets, offshore Kiptopeake, VA
Target catch
Finfish, including: Atlantic tread herring (Opisthonema oglinum), harvestfish (Peprilus alepidotus), butterfish (Peprilus triacanthus), Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) and weakfish (Cynoscion regalis)
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
No difference for four species, increased catch of a fifth
Effect on bycatch species
Significant reduction of sea turtles bycatch
Bycatch species
Sea Turtles
Fishing Gear
Traps
Reduction technique
Alternative leader design