Fishing gear modifications to reduce elasmobranch mortality in pelagic and bottom longline fisheries off Northeast Brazil

Location
Natal and Recife, Brazil
Article
Target catch
Tuna (pelagic longline); Sharks (bottom longline)
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
N/A
Effect on bycatch species
Rates of external hooking were significantly higher with circle hooks
Fishing Gear
Reduction technique