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Performance in 2005 of an alternative leader design on the bycatch of sea turtles and the catch of finfish in Chesapeake Bay pound nets, offshore Kiptopeake, VA: Data and results of preliminary analyses

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Chesapeake Bay
Target catch
Multiple species
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced interactions
Effect on target catch
No change in target catch
Bycatch species
Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtle)
Reduction technique
Alternative leader design

Performance in 2005 of an alternative leader design on the bycatch of sea turtles and the catch of finfish in Chesapeake Bay pound nets, offshore Kiptopeake, VA: Data and results of preliminary analyses

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Chesapeake Bay
Target catch
Multiple species
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced interactions
Effect on target catch
No change in target catch
Bycatch species
Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtle)
Reduction technique
Alternative leader design

Depredation of catch by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Florida king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) troll fishery

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Florida
Target catch
King mackerel
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced depredation
Effect on target catch
Did not affect target catch
Bycatch species
Small Cetaceans (maximum length < 7.5 meters)
Reduction technique
Quick-release gear
Fishing Gear
Hooks-and-Lines

Depredation of catch by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Florida king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) troll fishery

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Florida
Target catch
King mackerel
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced depredation
Effect on target catch
Did not affect target catch
Bycatch species
Small Cetaceans (maximum length < 7.5 meters)
Reduction technique
Quick-release gear
Fishing Gear
Hooks-and-Lines

Depredation of catch by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Florida king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) troll fishery

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Florida
Target catch
King mackerel
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced depredation
Effect on target catch
Did not affect target catch
Bycatch species
Small Cetaceans (maximum length < 7.5 meters)
Reduction technique
Quick-release gear
Fishing Gear
Hooks-and-Lines

Performance Assessment of Underwater Setting Chutes, Side-Setting, and Blue-Dyed Bait to Minimize Seabird Mortality in Hawaii Pelagic Longline Tuna and Swordfish Fisheries

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Hawaii
Target catch
Swordfish and tuna
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced bycatch
Bycatch species
Seabirds
Reduction technique
Sub-surface sets (gillnets)
Fishing Gear
Hooks-and-Lines
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