Field Study 814

Location

South Africa

Article

Reducing seabird bycatch in the South African joint venture tuna fishery using bird-scaring lines, branch line weighting and nighttime setting of hooks

Target catch

Tuna

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Effect on target catch

No detectable affect

Effect on bycatch species

1.07 birds/1000 hooks (unweighted) vs. 0.06 birds/1000 hooks (weighted)

Bycatch species

Fishing Gear

Hooks-and-Lines

Reduction technique

Sub-surface bait setting