Performance of sorting grids on catching elasmobranchs in a multispecies Mediterranean bottom trawl fishery

Location
Adriatic Sea
Article
Performance of sorting grids on catching elasmobranchs in a multispecies Mediterranean bottom trawl fishery
Target catch
bony fishes and crustaceans
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
SED had no effect on mantis shrimp (Squilla mantis), but did reduce some target bony fish species catch
Effect on bycatch species
Shark Excluder Device (SED) was effective in reducing elasmobranch bycatch
Bycatch species
Elasmobranchs
Fishing Gear
Trawls
Reduction technique
Excluder devices