The effectiveness of bycatch reduction devices on crab pots at reducing capture and mortality of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) in Florida

This study determined that 73.2% of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) captured during the study could have been prevented from entering blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) pots if bycatch reduction devices (BRDs) had been used. There was no significant difference in the sex, size or number of crabs captured in pots fitted with BRDs.