Successful fisher-driven reduction of megafauna bycatch in a tuna gillnet fishery

Location
Karachi, Pakistan
Article
Successful fisher-driven reduction of megafauna bycatch in a tuna gillnet fishery
Target catch
Tuna spp.
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
Anecdotally, not reduced
Effect on bycatch species
95% reduction in cumulative dolphin bycatch over four years; 90% reduction in cumulative sea turtle bycatch
Bycatch species
Small Cetaceans (maximum length < 7.5 meters)
Sea Turtles
Fishing Gear
Gillnets
Reduction technique
Sub-surface sets (gillnets)