Fishing gear modifications to reduce elasmobranch mortality in pelagic and bottom longline fisheries off Northeast Brazil

Location

Brazil

Article

Fishing gear modifications to reduce elasmobranch mortality in pelagic and bottom longline fisheries off Northeast Brazil

Target catch

Tuna (pelagic) sharks (bottom)

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Effect on bycatch species

Rates of external hooking were significantly higher with circle hooks

Bycatch species

Fishing Gear

Hooks-and-Lines

Reduction technique