Field Study 356

Location
Northern Australia
Article
At-sea testing and assessment of the John Thomas bigeye turtle excluder device as an approved TED for Australia's northern prawn fishery
Target catch
Prawns
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
Caught 5.2% more tiger prawns and 6.9% more endeavour prawns than standard net
Effect on bycatch species
JT 2 design did not prevent capture of large sharks and rays
Bycatch species
Elasmobranchs
Fishing Gear
Trawls
Reduction technique
Excluder devices