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Field Study 275

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Northern Australia
Target catch
Prawns
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced sea turtle catches by 100%
Effect on target catch
Reduced the proportion of soft and damaged prawns by 41.6% and reduced catches of tiger prawns by 6.5%
Bycatch species
Sea Turtles
Reduction technique
Excluder devices
Fishing Gear
Trawls

ant

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Southern Brazil
Target catch
Swordfish, blue sharks
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced incidental capture of seabirds by 64%
Effect on target catch
Increased catch rates of target species (swordfish by 32% and blue sharks by 15.1%)
Bycatch species
Seabirds
Reduction technique
Bird-scaring devices
Fishing Gear
Hooks-and-Lines

ant

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Southern Brazil
Target catch
Swordfish, blue sharks
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced incidental capture of seabirds by 64%
Effect on target catch
Increased catch rates of target species (swordfish by 32% and blue sharks by 15.1%)
Bycatch species
Seabirds
Reduction technique
Bird-scaring devices
Fishing Gear
Hooks-and-Lines

ant

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Southern Brazil
Target catch
Swordfish, blue sharks
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced incidental capture of seabirds by 64%
Effect on target catch
Increased catch rates of target species (swordfish by 32% and blue sharks by 15.1%)
Bycatch species
Seabirds
Reduction technique
Bird-scaring devices
Fishing Gear
Hooks-and-Lines

Field Study 280

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Florida
Target catch
Shrimp
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced the biomass and number of finfish and the catch per unit effort
Effect on target catch
The number and biomass was not reduced in the 17 m or 20 m nets and the catch per unit effort varied by season and net size. Less shrimp was caught in the winter using the 14m nets.
Bycatch species
Bony Fishes
Reduction technique
Excluder devices
Fishing Gear
Trawls

Field Study 280

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Florida
Target catch
Shrimp
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced the biomass and number of finfish and the catch per unit effort
Effect on target catch
The number and biomass was not reduced in the 17 m or 20 m nets and the catch per unit effort varied by season and net size. Less shrimp was caught in the winter using the 14m nets.
Bycatch species
Bony Fishes
Reduction technique
Excluder devices
Fishing Gear
Trawls

Field Study 280

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Florida
Target catch
Shrimp
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced the biomass and number of finfish and the catch per unit effort
Effect on target catch
The number and biomass was not reduced in the 17 m or 20 m nets and the catch per unit effort varied by season and net size. Less shrimp was caught in the winter using the 14m nets.
Bycatch species
Bony Fishes
Reduction technique
Excluder devices
Fishing Gear
Trawls

ant

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Florida
Target catch
Shrimp
Effect on bycatch species
Bycatch of finfish was reduced
Effect on target catch
There was no difference in the quantity of shrimp caught
Bycatch species
Bony Fishes
Reduction technique
Excluder devices
Fishing Gear
Trawls

ant

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Florida
Target catch
Shrimp
Effect on bycatch species
Bycatch of finfish was reduced
Effect on target catch
There was no difference in the quantity of shrimp caught
Bycatch species
Bony Fishes
Reduction technique
Excluder devices
Fishing Gear
Trawls

ant

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Florida
Target catch
Shrimp
Effect on bycatch species
Bycatch of finfish was reduced
Effect on target catch
There was no difference in the quantity of shrimp caught
Bycatch species
Bony Fishes
Reduction technique
Excluder devices
Fishing Gear
Trawls

Field Study 284

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
New South Wales, Australia
Target catch
Prawns
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced the overall weight of bycatch by 46% when mesh panels were oriented vertically
Effect on target catch
Did not significantly reduce the catch of prawns
Bycatch species
Bony Fishes
Reduction technique
Excluder devices
Fishing Gear
Trawls

Field Study 284

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
New South Wales, Australia
Target catch
Prawns
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced the overall weight of bycatch by 46% when mesh panels were oriented vertically
Effect on target catch
Did not significantly reduce the catch of prawns
Bycatch species
Bony Fishes
Reduction technique
Excluder devices
Fishing Gear
Trawls

Field Study 284

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
New South Wales, Australia
Target catch
Prawns
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced the overall weight of bycatch by 46% when mesh panels were oriented vertically
Effect on target catch
Did not significantly reduce the catch of prawns
Bycatch species
Bony Fishes
Reduction technique
Excluder devices
Fishing Gear
Trawls

Field Study 291

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
New South Wales, Australia
Target catch
Prawns
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced the overall weight of bycatch by 38% when mesh panels were oriented horizontally
Effect on target catch
Did not significantly reduce the catch of prawns
Bycatch species
Bony Fishes
Reduction technique
Excluder devices
Fishing Gear
Trawls

Field Study 291

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
New South Wales, Australia
Target catch
Prawns
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced the overall weight of bycatch by 38% when mesh panels were oriented horizontally
Effect on target catch
Did not significantly reduce the catch of prawns
Bycatch species
Bony Fishes
Reduction technique
Excluder devices
Fishing Gear
Trawls

Field Study 291

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
New South Wales, Australia
Target catch
Prawns
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced the overall weight of bycatch by 38% when mesh panels were oriented horizontally
Effect on target catch
Did not significantly reduce the catch of prawns
Bycatch species
Bony Fishes
Reduction technique
Excluder devices
Fishing Gear
Trawls

Field Study 295

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Northern Australia
Target catch
Prawns
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced the number of sea snakes caught by 87% when the Popeye Fishbox was placed 70 meshes from codend (no analysis was done when the device was placed 100 meshes from codend draw strings)
Effect on target catch
Did not significantly reduce the catch of prawns
Bycatch species
Sea Snakes
Reduction technique
Excluder devices
Fishing Gear
Trawls
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