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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)

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)

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)

Reduced juvenile haddock catch by 54% and juvenile whiting catch by 65%

Reduced juvenile haddock catch by 54% and juvenile whiting catch by 65%

Reduced juvenile haddock catch by 54% and juvenile whiting catch by 65%

Reduced catches rates from 26.2 (catch per 1000 shots) to 0.9

Reduced catches rates from 26.2 (catch per 1000 shots) to 0.9

Reduced catches rates from 26.2 (catch per 1000 shots) to 0.9

Reduced capture of sharks larger than 100 cm with largest reductions occuring at lengths greater than 180 cm

Reduced capture of sharks larger than 100 cm with largest reductions occuring at lengths greater than 180 cm

Reduced capture of sharks larger than 100 cm with largest reductions occuring at lengths greater than 180 cm

100% reduction in harbor porpoise bycatch

100% reduction in harbor porpoise bycatch

100% reduction in harbor porpoise bycatch

100% reduction in harbor porpoise bycatch

No diamondback terrapins were caught during the study

No diamondback terrapins were caught during the study

No diamondback terrapins were caught during the study

Reduced catch rates from 0.00229 and 0.00295 for nets with dummy pingers and no pingers respectively, to 0.00015 for nets with active pingers