Mitigating the bycatch of giant cuttlefish Sepia apama and blue swimmer crabs Portunus armatus in an Australian penaeid-trawl fishery

Location

Spencer Gulf

Article

Mitigating the bycatch of giant cuttlefish Sepia apama and blue swimmer crabs Portunus armatus in an Australian penaeid-trawl fishery

Target catch

King prawn

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Effect on target catch

Catch of target species was not affected

Effect on bycatch species

Reduced capture of giant cuttlefish and blue swimmer crabs by 30-50%

Bycatch species

Fishing Gear

Reduction technique

Excluder devices