A collaborative extension program by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, SeaNet and Ecofish for the development and adoption of square mesh codends in select prawn and scallop trawl fisheries in Queensland.

Location
Queensland, Australia
Article
A collaborative extension program by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, SeaNet and Ecofish for the development and adoption of square mesh codends in select prawn and scallop trawl fisheries in Queensland.
Target catch
Queensland scallop (Ylistrum balloti) and deepwater king prawn (Melicertus plebejus)
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
Did not affect target catch
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced bycatch
Bycatch species
Invertebrates
Corals, sponges, other benthic invertebrates (not specified to species level)
Fishing Gear
Trawls
Reduction technique
Excluder devices