Are circle hooks effective in reducing incidental captures of loggerhead sea turtles in a Mediterranean longline fishery?

Location
Strait of Sicily
Article
Are circle hooks effective in reducing incidental captures of loggerhead sea turtles in a Mediterranean longline fishery?
Target catch
Swordfish
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
Circle hooks did not affect catch rates or the size of the targeted catch
Effect on bycatch species
Circle hooks reduced the incidental capture of immature sea turtles
Bycatch species
Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtle)
Fishing Gear
Hooks-and-Lines
Reduction technique
Circle hooks