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Efficacy of Time-Area Fishing Restrictions and Gear-Switching as Solutions for Reducing Seabird Bycatch in Gillnet Fisheries
Study Type
Summary study
Bycatch species
Fishing Gear
Efficacy of Time-Area Fishing Restrictions and Gear-Switching as Solutions for Reducing Seabird Bycatch in Gillnet Fisheries
Study Type
Summary study
Bycatch species
Fishing Gear
Increase in bycatch rates of plunge- and surface-feeding seabirds observed while setting and hauling bottom set gillnets equipped with LED lights
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Bycatch species
Reduction technique
Increase in bycatch rates of plunge- and surface-feeding seabirds observed while setting and hauling bottom set gillnets equipped with LED lights
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Bycatch species
Reduction technique
The effects of LED handline attachments on Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) catch efficacy and bycatch
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Motion Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Target catch
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
Effect on bycatch species
Atlantic wolffish bycatch seemed to be reduced with the use of green LEDs, but there was no significant result for bycatch overall
Effect on target catch
none- no significant difference in the catch rate or average weight or length of catch
Bycatch species
Reduction technique
Fishing Gear
The effects of LED handline attachments on Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) catch efficacy and bycatch
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Motion Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Target catch
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
Effect on bycatch species
Atlantic wolffish bycatch seemed to be reduced with the use of green LEDs, but there was no significant result for bycatch overall
Effect on target catch
none- no significant difference in the catch rate or average weight or length of catch
Bycatch species
Reduction technique
Fishing Gear
The effects of LED handline attachments on Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) catch efficacy and bycatch
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Motion Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Target catch
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
Effect on bycatch species
Atlantic wolffish bycatch seemed to be reduced with the use of green LEDs, but there was no significant result for bycatch overall
Effect on target catch
none- no significant difference in the catch rate or average weight or length of catch
Bycatch species
Reduction technique
Fishing Gear
The effects of LED handline attachments on Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) catch efficacy and bycatch
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Motion Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Target catch
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
Effect on bycatch species
Atlantic wolffish bycatch seemed to be reduced with the use of green LEDs, but there was no significant result for bycatch overall
Effect on target catch
none- no significant difference in the catch rate or average weight or length of catch
Bycatch species
Reduction technique
Fishing Gear
The effects of LED handline attachments on Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) catch efficacy and bycatch
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Motion Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Target catch
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
Effect on bycatch species
Atlantic wolffish bycatch seemed to be reduced with the use of green LEDs, but there was no significant result for bycatch overall
Effect on target catch
none- no significant difference in the catch rate or average weight or length of catch
Bycatch species
Reduction technique
Fishing Gear
The effects of LED handline attachments on Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) catch efficacy and bycatch
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Motion Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Target catch
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
Effect on bycatch species
Atlantic wolffish bycatch seemed to be reduced with the use of green LEDs, but there was no significant result for bycatch overall
Effect on target catch
none- no significant difference in the catch rate or average weight or length of catch
Bycatch species
Reduction technique
Fishing Gear
Bycatch mitigation in the West Greenland lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) fishery using modified gillnets
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
West Greenland
Target catch
West Greenland lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus)
Effect on bycatch species
71% reduction in bycatch of common eider
Effect on target catch
25% reduction in female lumpfish
Bycatch species
Reduction technique
Fishing Gear
Bycatch mitigation in the West Greenland lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) fishery using modified gillnets
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
West Greenland
Target catch
West Greenland lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus)
Effect on bycatch species
71% reduction in bycatch of common eider
Effect on target catch
25% reduction in female lumpfish
Bycatch species
Reduction technique
Fishing Gear
Bycatch mitigation in the West Greenland lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) fishery using modified gillnets
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
West Greenland
Target catch
West Greenland lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus)
Effect on bycatch species
71% reduction in bycatch of common eider
Effect on target catch
25% reduction in female lumpfish
Bycatch species
Reduction technique
Fishing Gear
Bycatch in the Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) trawl fishery
Study Type
Summary study
An overview on elasmobranch release as a bycatch mitigation strategy
Study Type
Summary study
Nowhere to hide: Sea turtle bycatch in Northwest Africa
Study Type
Summary study