An assessment of bycatch reduction devices in Kuwait's shrimp trawl fishery

Location

Kuwait

Article

An assessment of bycatch reduction devices in Kuwait's shrimp trawl fishery

Target catch

Shrimp

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Effect on target catch

Did not significantly reduce shrimp catches

Effect on bycatch species

TED use resulted in no interactions with sea turtles or large animals; did not significantly reduce bycatch catches

Bycatch species

Fishing Gear

Reduction technique

Excluder devices