Industry-sourced approaches to diamond-backed terrapin bycatch reduction in the North Caroline commercial blue crab fishery

Location
North Carolina
Article
Industry-sourced approaches to diamond-backed terrapin bycatch reduction in the North Caroline commercial blue crab fishery
Target catch
Blue crab (Callinectes sapidus)
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
No significant difference. In fisheries-dependent studies, NFD traps caught more and larger blue crabs.
Effect on bycatch species
74% reduction in terrapin bycatch in NFD traps, and a 49% reduction in RFD traps compared to controls.
Bycatch species
Terrapins
Fishing Gear
Traps
Reduction technique
Trap-net modification