Impacts of hook size on catch and bycatch in the eastern Gulf of Mexico reef fishery using electronic monitoring

Location
Florida, United States
Article
Impacts of hook size on catch and bycatch in the eastern Gulf of Mexico reef fishery using electronic monitoring
Target catch
Red grouper (Epinephelus morio), Red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus), other reef fish
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
38% reduction in discards of red grouper, but decreased catch of other target species, including red snapper
Effect on bycatch species
15/0 hooks significantly reduced catch rates of Atlantic sharpnose shark and spiny dogfish
Bycatch species
Elasmobranchs
Sharks
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae (Atlantic sharpnose shark)
Squalus acanthias (Spiny dogfish)
Fishing Gear
Hooks and Lines
Reduction technique
Hook size