Location
Pacific Ocean
Target catch
Tuna
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
Tuna catches were significantly higher, but lengths for bigeye and skipjack were smaller; shortbill spearfish and striped marlin catch was lower; no difference in swordfish catch rates, but lengths were greater
Effect on bycatch species
Blue and oceanic whitetip shark bycatch increased.
Bycatch species
Fishing Gear
Reduction technique