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Phocoena phocoena (Harbor porpoise)

Reduction technique

Fishing Gear

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Field Study 795

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

North Sea

Target catch

Hake

Effect on bycatch species

Pingers spaced at 455 m had 0 bycatch; pingers spaced at 585 m had a bycatch rate of 0.12

Effect on target catch

None reported

Bycatch species

Phocoena phocoena (Harbor porpoise)

Reduction technique

Fishing Gear

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Field Study 795

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

North Sea

Target catch

Hake

Effect on bycatch species

Pingers spaced at 455 m had 0 bycatch; pingers spaced at 585 m had a bycatch rate of 0.12

Effect on target catch

None reported

Bycatch species

Phocoena phocoena (Harbor porpoise)

Reduction technique

Fishing Gear

Electromagnetic deterrents

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Field Study 798

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

Scotian Shelf

Target catch

Swordfish

Effect on bycatch species

No effect

Effect on target catch

Significantly reduced on hooks treated with control lead (56%) and Nd/Pr (48%)

Bycatch species

Sharks

Reduction technique

Fishing Gear

Hooks-and-Lines

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Field Study 798

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

Scotian Shelf

Target catch

Swordfish

Effect on bycatch species

No effect

Effect on target catch

Significantly reduced on hooks treated with control lead (56%) and Nd/Pr (48%)

Bycatch species

Sharks

Reduction technique

Electromagnetic deterrents

Fishing Gear

Hooks-and-Lines

Read more about Field Study 798

Field Study 798

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

Scotian Shelf

Target catch

Swordfish

Effect on bycatch species

No effect

Effect on target catch

Significantly reduced on hooks treated with control lead (56%) and Nd/Pr (48%)

Bycatch species

Sharks

Reduction technique

Electromagnetic deterrents

Fishing Gear

Hooks-and-Lines

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Field Study

Study Type

Summary study

Location

Global

Bycatch species

Mammals

Fishing Gear

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Field Study

Study Type

Summary study

Location

Global

Bycatch species

Mammals

Fishing Gear

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Field Study

Study Type

Summary study

Location

Global

Bycatch species

Seabirds

Fishing Gear

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Field Study

Study Type

Summary study

Location

Global

Bycatch species

Seabirds

Fishing Gear

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Field Study 804

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

North Sea

Target catch

Plaice and sole

Effect on bycatch species

Significantly fewer invertebrates; no difference in undersized plaice; significantly fewer undersized sole

Effect on target catch

Significantly fewer plaice and sole

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Fishing Gear

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Field Study 804

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

North Sea

Target catch

Plaice and sole

Effect on bycatch species

Significantly fewer invertebrates; no difference in undersized plaice; significantly fewer undersized sole

Effect on target catch

Significantly fewer plaice and sole

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Fishing Gear

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Field Study 804

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

North Sea

Target catch

Plaice and sole

Effect on bycatch species

Significantly fewer invertebrates; no difference in undersized plaice; significantly fewer undersized sole

Effect on target catch

Significantly fewer plaice and sole

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Fishing Gear

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Field Study 804

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

North Sea

Target catch

Plaice and sole

Effect on bycatch species

Significantly fewer invertebrates; no difference in undersized plaice; significantly fewer undersized sole

Effect on target catch

Significantly fewer plaice and sole

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Fishing Gear

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Field Study 806

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

Queensland, Australia

Target catch

None

Effect on bycatch species

No significant effect on Australian snubfin and humpback dolphins

Effect on target catch

None reported

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Fishing Gear

Non-specific

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Field Study 806

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

Queensland, Australia

Target catch

None

Effect on bycatch species

No significant effect on Australian snubfin and humpback dolphins

Effect on target catch

None reported

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Fishing Gear

Non-specific

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Field Study 806

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

Queensland, Australia

Target catch

None

Effect on bycatch species

No significant effect on Australian snubfin and humpback dolphins

Effect on target catch

None reported

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Pontoporia blainvillei (Franciscana dolphin)

Fishing Gear

Non-specific

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Field Study 810

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

Argentina

Target catch

weakfish, croaker

Effect on bycatch species

No effect

Effect on target catch

No effect

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Metal oxide/barium sulfate nets

Fishing Gear

Pontoporia blainvillei (Franciscana dolphin)

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Field Study 810

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

Argentina

Target catch

weakfish, croaker

Effect on bycatch species

No effect

Effect on target catch

No effect

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Metal oxide/barium sulfate nets

Fishing Gear

Pontoporia blainvillei (Franciscana dolphin)

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Field Study 810

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Location

Argentina

Target catch

weakfish, croaker

Effect on bycatch species

No effect

Effect on target catch

No effect

Bycatch species

Reduction technique

Metal oxide/barium sulfate nets

Fishing Gear