Development and observations of spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias reduction device in a raised footrope silver hake Merluccius bilinearis trawl

Location
Massachusetts Bay
Article
Development and observations of spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias reduction device in a raised footrope silver hake Merluccius bilinearis trawl
Target catch
Silver hake Silver hake (Merluccius bilinearis)
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
N/A
Effect on bycatch species
There were no observed differences in the behavior of spiny dogfish between gear configurations or grate colors.
Bycatch species
Elasmobranchs
Sharks
Squalus acanthias (Spiny dogfish)
Fishing Gear
Trawls
Reduction technique
Excluder devices