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Tests of artificial light for bycatch reduction in an ocean shrimp (Pandalus jordani) trawl: Strong but opposite effects at the footrope and near the bycatch reduction device

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Oregon, USA
Target catch
Ocean shrimp
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced
Effect on target catch
Maintained catch levles
Bycatch species
Bony Fishes
Reduction technique
Visual deterrents
Fishing Gear
Trawls

Flashing NetLights reduce bycatch in small-scale fisheries of the Eastern Mediterranean

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean
Target catch
Multi teleost fishes
Effect on bycatch species
42% reduction in sea turtle bycatch; 50% reduction in skate and ray bycatch
Effect on target catch
None
Bycatch species
Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtle)
Reduction technique
Visual deterrents
Fishing Gear
Gillnets

Flashing NetLights reduce bycatch in small-scale fisheries of the Eastern Mediterranean

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean
Target catch
Multi teleost fishes
Effect on bycatch species
42% reduction in sea turtle bycatch; 50% reduction in skate and ray bycatch
Effect on target catch
None
Bycatch species
Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtle)
Reduction technique
Visual deterrents
Fishing Gear
Gillnets

Flashing NetLights reduce bycatch in small-scale fisheries of the Eastern Mediterranean

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean
Target catch
Multi teleost fishes
Effect on bycatch species
42% reduction in sea turtle bycatch; 50% reduction in skate and ray bycatch
Effect on target catch
None
Bycatch species
Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtle)
Reduction technique
Visual deterrents
Fishing Gear
Gillnets

Pearls are not just for girls: Plastic spheres do not interfere with target catches in a set net fishery

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Western Baltic Sea
Target catch
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
Effect on bycatch species
Prevented bycatch
Effect on target catch
No effect, catch rates did not siginficanly differ from catch rates with regular gillnets
Bycatch species
Phocoena phocoena (Harbor porpoise)
Reduction technique
Passive acoustic deterrents
Fishing Gear
Gillnets

Pearls are not just for girls: Plastic spheres do not interfere with target catches in a set net fishery

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Western Baltic Sea
Target catch
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
Effect on bycatch species
Prevented bycatch
Effect on target catch
No effect, catch rates did not siginficanly differ from catch rates with regular gillnets
Bycatch species
Phocoena phocoena (Harbor porpoise)
Reduction technique
Passive acoustic deterrents
Fishing Gear
Gillnets

Pearls are not just for girls: Plastic spheres do not interfere with target catches in a set net fishery

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Western Baltic Sea
Target catch
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
Effect on bycatch species
Prevented bycatch
Effect on target catch
No effect, catch rates did not siginficanly differ from catch rates with regular gillnets
Bycatch species
Phocoena phocoena (Harbor porpoise)
Reduction technique
Passive acoustic deterrents
Fishing Gear
Gillnets

Effectiveness of mitigation measures to reduce interactions between commercial fishing gear and whales

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Western Australia
Target catch
western rock lobster, octopus
Effect on bycatch species
modifications to rope girth and color may be effective; acoustic pingers showed no effect
Effect on target catch
varies by modification from "negative" to "no impact" (Table 8)
Bycatch species
Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback whale)
Reduction technique
Acoustic deterrent devices
Weak links/ropes

Effectiveness of mitigation measures to reduce interactions between commercial fishing gear and whales

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Western Australia
Target catch
western rock lobster, octopus
Effect on bycatch species
modifications to rope girth and color may be effective; acoustic pingers showed no effect
Effect on target catch
varies by modification from "negative" to "no impact" (Table 8)
Bycatch species
Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback whale)
Reduction technique
Acoustic deterrent devices
Weak links/ropes

Effectiveness of mitigation measures to reduce interactions between commercial fishing gear and whales

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Western Australia
Target catch
western rock lobster, octopus
Effect on bycatch species
modifications to rope girth and color may be effective; acoustic pingers showed no effect
Effect on target catch
varies by modification from "negative" to "no impact" (Table 8)
Bycatch species
Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback whale)
Reduction technique
Acoustic deterrent devices
Weak links/ropes

Killer whale (Orcinus orca) interactions with blue-eye trevalla (Hyperoglyphe antarctica) longline fisheries

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Amsterdam/St. Paul Islands (Indian Ocean), southeastern Australia
Target catch
blue-eye trevalla
Effect on bycatch species
temporal and latitudinal variations; decreased fishing effort decreases orca interactions
Effect on target catch
n/a
Bycatch species
Orcinus orca
Fishing Gear
Hooks-and-Lines
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