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

Location
Bubiyan Island and Kuwait Bay; Kuwait
Article
An assessment of bycatch reduction devices in Kuwait's shrimp trawl fishery
Target catch
Green tiger prawn (Penaeus semisulcatus), jinga shrimp (Metapenaeus affinis), kiddy shrimp (Parapenaeopsis stylifera)
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
FE significantly reduced shrimp catches
Effect on bycatch species
FE significantly reduced bycatch catches
Bycatch species
Acanthopagrus latus (Yellowfin seabream)
Juvenile/Non-target fishes (not specified to species level)
Otolithes ruber (Tigertooth croaker)
Lepidochelys olivacea (Olive (Pacific) ridley sea turtle)
Fishing Gear
Trawls
Reduction technique
Excluder devices