Quantitative analysis of the behavior of longfing inshore squid (Doryteuthis pealeii) in reaction to a species of separation grid of an otter trawl

Location

Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Article

Quantitative analysis of the behavior of longfing inshore squid (Doryteuthis pealeii) in reaction to a species of separation grid of an otter trawl

Target catch

Squid

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Effect on target catch

Squid were able to actively avoid the grid

Effect on bycatch species

None reported

Bycatch species

Fishing Gear

Reduction technique

Excluder devices