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Location | Gear | Catch | Technique | Bycatch species | Type | Results |
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Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean |
Gillnets
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Multi teleost fishes |
Visual deterrents
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Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtle) | Field study in the wild | Illuminated nets were tested to evaluate their effect on catch and bycatch in set nets, principally green and loggerhead sea turtles, in northern Cyprus. Reductions in the catch of sea turtle and non-target sharks and rays were recorded with no effect on target catch. Data were collected from 130 field sets thst occurred over a two-year period. Experimental effort should be expanded to better ascertain the relationship between the illuminated devices used and sea turtle bycatch reduction. 42% reduction in sea turtle bycatch; 50% reduction in skate and ray bycatch |
Field study in the wild | Illuminated nets were tested to evaluate their effect on catch and bycatch in set nets, principally green and loggerhead sea turtles, in northern Cyprus. Reductions in the catch of sea turtle and non-target sharks and rays were recorded with no effect on target catch. Data were collected from 130 field sets thst occurred over a two-year period. Experimental effort should be expanded to better ascertain the relationship between the illuminated devices used and sea turtle bycatch reduction. |
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Argentina |
Gillnets
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Passive acoustic deterrents
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Pontoporia blainvillei (Franciscana dolphin) | Field study in the wild | ||
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Gillnets
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Pontoporia blainvillei (Franciscana dolphin) | Field study in the wild | Please enter your article summary here |
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Western Baltic Sea |
Gillnets
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Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) |
Passive acoustic deterrents
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Phocoena phocoena (Harbor porpoise) | Field study in the wild | Pearl Nets, a passive acoustic deterrent, were tested in commercial gillnet fisheries in the Western Baltic Sea. Compared to a control, the Peal Nets reduced harbor porpoise bycatch and maintained target catch rate for Atlantic cod. |