The effects of catch-and-release angling on the growth and survival of juvenile white seabass captured on offset circle and J-type hooks | Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction

Location

Catalina Harbor, California

Article

Target catch

N/A

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Effect on target catch

Offset circle hooks increase likelihood of hooking juvenile white seabass in the lip region, but did not reduce catch-and-release mortality

Effect on bycatch species

N/A

Fishing Gear

Reduction technique