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Reduction technique

Noxious bait

Fishing Gear

Read more about Reducing seabird bycatch in longline fisheries using a natural olfactory deterrent

Experiments in gear configuration to reduce bycatch in an estuarine squid-trawl fishery

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

Australia

Target catch

Squid

Effect on bycatch species

Variable results, see summary

Effect on target catch

Did not affect target catch

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Fishing Gear

Read more about Experiments in gear configuration to reduce bycatch in an estuarine squid-trawl fishery

Experiments in gear configuration to reduce bycatch in an estuarine squid-trawl fishery

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

Australia

Target catch

Squid

Effect on bycatch species

Variable results, see summary

Effect on target catch

Did not affect target catch

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Fishing Gear

Read more about Experiments in gear configuration to reduce bycatch in an estuarine squid-trawl fishery

Experiments in gear configuration to reduce bycatch in an estuarine squid-trawl fishery

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

Australia

Target catch

Squid

Effect on bycatch species

Variable results, see summary

Effect on target catch

Did not affect target catch

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Fishing Gear

Read more about Experiments in gear configuration to reduce bycatch in an estuarine squid-trawl fishery

Mitigation of seabird mortality on factory trawlers: trials of three devices to reduce warp cable strikes

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

Falkan Islands

Target catch

Swordfish

Effect on bycatch species

Reduced bycatch

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Bird-scaring devices

Fishing Gear

Read more about Mitigation of seabird mortality on factory trawlers: trials of three devices to reduce warp cable strikes

Mitigation of seabird mortality on factory trawlers: trials of three devices to reduce warp cable strikes

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

Falkan Islands

Target catch

Swordfish

Effect on bycatch species

Reduced bycatch

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Bird-scaring devices

Fishing Gear

Read more about Mitigation of seabird mortality on factory trawlers: trials of three devices to reduce warp cable strikes

Mitigation of seabird mortality on factory trawlers: trials of three devices to reduce warp cable strikes

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

Falkan Islands

Target catch

Swordfish

Effect on bycatch species

Reduced bycatch

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Bird-scaring devices

Fishing Gear

Trap guards (T-bars, otter guards)

Read more about Mitigation of seabird mortality on factory trawlers: trials of three devices to reduce warp cable strikes

Mitigation of incidental mortality of Australian sea lions in the west coast rock lobster fishery

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

Australia

Target catch

Lobster

Effect on target catch

Do not reduce target catch in shallow water; varied effects in deep water

Bycatch species

Pinnipeds

Reduction technique

Fishing Gear

Traps

Read more about Mitigation of incidental mortality of Australian sea lions in the west coast rock lobster fishery

Mitigation of incidental mortality of Australian sea lions in the west coast rock lobster fishery

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

Australia

Target catch

Lobster

Effect on target catch

Do not reduce target catch in shallow water; varied effects in deep water

Bycatch species

Pinnipeds

Reduction technique

Trap guards (T-bars, otter guards)

Fishing Gear

Traps

Read more about Mitigation of incidental mortality of Australian sea lions in the west coast rock lobster fishery

Mitigation of incidental mortality of Australian sea lions in the west coast rock lobster fishery

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

Australia

Target catch

Lobster

Effect on target catch

Do not reduce target catch in shallow water; varied effects in deep water

Bycatch species

Pinnipeds

Reduction technique

Trap guards (T-bars, otter guards)

Fishing Gear

Traps

Read more about Mitigation of incidental mortality of Australian sea lions in the west coast rock lobster fishery

Effectiveness of bycatch reduction devices (BRDs) in the ocean shrimp (Pandalus jordani) trawl fishery

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

off Washington, Oregon, and Northern California

Target catch

Ocean shrimp

Effect on bycatch species

Reduction in levels by between 66% and 88% from historical levels

Effect on target catch

7.2% shrimp loss when using 19-mm rigid-grate bycatch reduction device

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Fishing Gear

Read more about Effectiveness of bycatch reduction devices (BRDs) in the ocean shrimp (Pandalus jordani) trawl fishery

Effectiveness of bycatch reduction devices (BRDs) in the ocean shrimp (Pandalus jordani) trawl fishery

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

off Washington, Oregon, and Northern California

Target catch

Ocean shrimp

Effect on bycatch species

Reduction in levels by between 66% and 88% from historical levels

Effect on target catch

7.2% shrimp loss when using 19-mm rigid-grate bycatch reduction device

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Fishing Gear

Read more about Effectiveness of bycatch reduction devices (BRDs) in the ocean shrimp (Pandalus jordani) trawl fishery

Effectiveness of bycatch reduction devices (BRDs) in the ocean shrimp (Pandalus jordani) trawl fishery

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

off Washington, Oregon, and Northern California

Target catch

Ocean shrimp

Effect on bycatch species

Reduction in levels by between 66% and 88% from historical levels

Effect on target catch

7.2% shrimp loss when using 19-mm rigid-grate bycatch reduction device

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Fishing Gear

Read more about Effectiveness of bycatch reduction devices (BRDs) in the ocean shrimp (Pandalus jordani) trawl fishery

Reducing sea turtle interactions in the Hawaii-based longline swordfish fishery

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

off Hawaii

Target catch

Swordfish

Effect on bycatch species

Leatherback turtle capture rates declined by 83% and loggerhead capture rates declined by 90%

Effect on target catch

Swordfish catch increased by 16%, tuna catch decreased by 50%, and mahi-mahi, opah, and wahoo catch decreased by 34%

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Fishing Gear

Read more about Reducing sea turtle interactions in the Hawaii-based longline swordfish fishery

Reducing sea turtle interactions in the Hawaii-based longline swordfish fishery

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

off Hawaii

Target catch

Swordfish

Effect on bycatch species

Leatherback turtle capture rates declined by 83% and loggerhead capture rates declined by 90%

Effect on target catch

Swordfish catch increased by 16%, tuna catch decreased by 50%, and mahi-mahi, opah, and wahoo catch decreased by 34%

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Fishing Gear

Read more about Reducing sea turtle interactions in the Hawaii-based longline swordfish fishery

Reducing sea turtle interactions in the Hawaii-based longline swordfish fishery

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

off Hawaii

Target catch

Swordfish

Effect on bycatch species

Leatherback turtle capture rates declined by 83% and loggerhead capture rates declined by 90%

Effect on target catch

Swordfish catch increased by 16%, tuna catch decreased by 50%, and mahi-mahi, opah, and wahoo catch decreased by 34%

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Fishing Gear

Read more about Reducing sea turtle interactions in the Hawaii-based longline swordfish fishery

Reducing sea turtle interactions in the Hawaii-based longline swordfish fishery

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

off Hawaii

Target catch

Swordfish

Effect on bycatch species

Decreased by 36%

Effect on target catch

Swordfish catch increased by 16%, tuna catch decreased by 50%, and mahi-mahi, opah, and wahoo catch decreased by 34%

Bycatch species

Sharks

Reduction technique

Alternative bait

Fishing Gear

Read more about Reducing sea turtle interactions in the Hawaii-based longline swordfish fishery

Reducing sea turtle interactions in the Hawaii-based longline swordfish fishery

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

off Hawaii

Target catch

Swordfish

Effect on bycatch species

Decreased by 36%

Effect on target catch

Swordfish catch increased by 16%, tuna catch decreased by 50%, and mahi-mahi, opah, and wahoo catch decreased by 34%

Bycatch species

Sharks

Reduction technique

Alternative bait

Fishing Gear

Read more about Reducing sea turtle interactions in the Hawaii-based longline swordfish fishery

Reducing sea turtle interactions in the Hawaii-based longline swordfish fishery

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

off Hawaii

Target catch

Swordfish

Effect on bycatch species

Decreased by 36%

Effect on target catch

Swordfish catch increased by 16%, tuna catch decreased by 50%, and mahi-mahi, opah, and wahoo catch decreased by 34%

Bycatch species

Sharks

Reduction technique

Alternative bait

Fishing Gear

Read more about Reducing sea turtle interactions in the Hawaii-based longline swordfish fishery

Reducing sea turtle interactions in the Hawaii-based longline swordfish fishery

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

off Hawaii

Target catch

Swordfish

Effect on bycatch species

Highly significant reduction in the proportion of turtles that swallowed hooks

Effect on target catch

Swordfish catch increased by 16%, tuna catch decreased by 50%, and mahi-mahi, opah, and wahoo catch decreased by 34%

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Fishing Gear