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Flashing NetLights reduce bycatch in small-scale fisheries of the Eastern Mediterranean

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean
Target catch
Multi teleost fishes
Effect on bycatch species
42% reduction in sea turtle bycatch; 50% reduction in skate and ray bycatch
Effect on target catch
None
Bycatch species
Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtle)
Reduction technique
Visual deterrents
Fishing Gear
Gillnets

Flashing NetLights reduce bycatch in small-scale fisheries of the Eastern Mediterranean

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean
Target catch
Multi teleost fishes
Effect on bycatch species
42% reduction in sea turtle bycatch; 50% reduction in skate and ray bycatch
Effect on target catch
None
Bycatch species
Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtle)
Reduction technique
Visual deterrents
Fishing Gear
Gillnets

Flashing NetLights reduce bycatch in small-scale fisheries of the Eastern Mediterranean

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean
Target catch
Multi teleost fishes
Effect on bycatch species
42% reduction in sea turtle bycatch; 50% reduction in skate and ray bycatch
Effect on target catch
None
Bycatch species
Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtle)
Reduction technique
Visual deterrents
Fishing Gear
Gillnets

Flashing NetLights reduce bycatch in small-scale fisheries of the Eastern Mediterranean

Submitted by twerner on

Illuminated nets were tested to evaluate their effect on catch and bycatch in set nets, principally green and loggerhead sea turtles, in northern Cyprus. Reductions in the catch of sea turtle and non-target sharks and rays were recorded with no effect on target catch. Data were collected from 130 field sets thst occurred over a two-year period. Experimental effort should be expanded to better ascertain the relationship between the illuminated devices used and sea turtle bycatch reduction.

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Flashing NetLights reduce bycatch in small-scale fisheries of the Eastern Mediterranean

Submitted by twerner on

Illuminated nets were tested to evaluate their effect on catch and bycatch in set nets, principally green and loggerhead sea turtles, in northern Cyprus. Reductions in the catch of sea turtle and non-target sharks and rays were recorded with no effect on target catch. Data were collected from 130 field sets thst occurred over a two-year period. Experimental effort should be expanded to better ascertain the relationship between the illuminated devices used and sea turtle bycatch reduction.

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Flashing NetLights reduce bycatch in small-scale fisheries of the Eastern Mediterranean

Submitted by twerner on

Illuminated nets were tested to evaluate their effect on catch and bycatch in set nets, principally green and loggerhead sea turtles, in northern Cyprus. Reductions in the catch of sea turtle and non-target sharks and rays were recorded with no effect on target catch. Data were collected from 130 field sets thst occurred over a two-year period. Experimental effort should be expanded to better ascertain the relationship between the illuminated devices used and sea turtle bycatch reduction.

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New bycatch report out by US GAO

Please see this report documenting shortcomings of US management of bycatch in US fisheries: 

https://www.nationalfisherman.com/agency-critics-slam-federal-oversight-of-bycatch?utm_source=marketo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_content=newsletter&mkt_tok=NzU2LUZXSi0wNjEAAAGUpBizCN08RJua4NeqEe-OGtQnQwRk-G5LfouY8N1L61BJHL5X7t9tfGUoEvKDAkj5QjcpoiCX2uL3bNCTLlsNI8aW1IxwHTx7YGLnLPj2UMsc2Bu8vg

Please see this report documenting shortcomings of US management of bycatch in US fisheries: 

U.S. Government sued for allegedly failing to implement rule requiring foreign fisheries to show that their bycatch prevention measures meet U.S. standards

The lawsuit, filed by the Center for Biological Diversity is summarized on the organization's website:

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-seeks-to-protect-marine-mammals-from-foreign-fishing-gear-enforce-seafood-import-bans-2024-08-08/email_view/

The lawsuit, filed by the Center for Biological Diversity is summarized on the organization's website:

https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-seeks-to-…

Fishermen-NGO partership to reduce seabird bycatch

A Taiwanese tuna trader announces plan to implement seabird bycatch mitigation in its longline fleet. See: https://www.atuna.com/news/fcf-kick-starts-program-to-mitigate-seabird-bycatch-in-longline-fishery/

A Taiwanese tuna trader announces plan to implement seabird bycatch mitigation in its longline fleet. See: https://www.atuna.com/news/fcf-kick-starts-program-to-mitigate-seabird-…

Pearls are not just for girls: Plastic spheres do not interfere with target catches in a set net fishery

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Western Baltic Sea
Target catch
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
Effect on bycatch species
Prevented bycatch
Effect on target catch
No effect, catch rates did not siginficanly differ from catch rates with regular gillnets
Bycatch species
Phocoena phocoena (Harbor porpoise)
Reduction technique
Passive acoustic deterrents
Fishing Gear
Gillnets
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