Field Study 274 Study Type: Field study in the wildLocation: Northern AustraliaTarget catch: PrawnsEffect on bycatch species: Reduced large sponge catches by 85.3% Effect on target catch: Reduced the proportion of soft and damaged prawns by 41.6% and reduced catches of tiger prawns by 6.5%Article: The impact of turtle excluder devices and bycatch reduction devices on diverse tropical marine communities in Australia's northern prawn trawl fishery Bycatch species: InvertebratesReduction technique: Excluder devicesFishing Gear: Trawls
Hydrodredge: Reducing the negative impacts of scallop dredging Study Type: Field study in the wildLocation: United KingdomTarget catch: ScallopsEffect on bycatch species: Reduced likelihood of mortalityEffect on target catch: Decreased for deep-dwelling scallops, increased for surface-dwelling speciesArticle: Hydrodredge: Reducing the negative impacts of scallop dredging Bycatch species: InvertebratesReduction technique: Excluder devicesFishing Gear: Dredge
Study Type: Field study in the wildLocation: North SeaTarget catch: shrimpEffect on bycatch species: Reduced bycatchEffect on target catch: Negligible effectArticle: On electrical fishing for brown shrimp (Crangon crangon) II. Sea trials Bycatch species: InvertebratesReduction technique: Electromagnetic deterrentsFishing Gear: Trawls
Field Study Study Type: Field study in the wildLocation: North SeaTarget catch: shrimpEffect on bycatch species: Reduced bycatchEffect on target catch: Negligible effectArticle: On electrical fishing for brown shrimp (Crangon crangon) II. Sea trials Bycatch species: InvertebratesReduction technique: Modified ground gear (mobile)Raised footropesFishing Gear: Trawls
Study Type: Field study in the wildLocation: AustraliaTarget catch: Shrimp and scallopEffect on bycatch species: Reduced bycatchEffect on target catch: Reduced catch by about 10%Article: Design and assessment of two gear modifications to reduce the benthic impact and fuel intensity of prawn trawling in Australia Bycatch species: InvertebratesFishing Gear: Trawls
Study Type: Field study in the wildLocation: AustraliaTarget catch: Shrimp and scallopEffect on bycatch species: Reduced bycatch of starfish but increased bycatch of nektobenthic speciesEffect on target catch: Decreased shrimp catch, increased scallop catchArticle: Design and assessment of two gear modifications to reduce the benthic impact and fuel intensity of prawn trawling in Australia Bycatch species: InvertebratesFishing Gear: Trawls
Field Study Study Type: Field study in the wildLocation: AustraliaTarget catch: Shrimp and scallopEffect on bycatch species: Reduced bycatchEffect on target catch: Did not affect target catchArticle: Benefits of square mesh codends in Queenslands scallop and prawn trawl fisheries Bycatch species: InvertebratesReduction technique: Excluder devicesFishing Gear: Trawls
