Location
Yawuru Nagulagun Marine Park (Roebuck Bay), Broome, Western Australia
Target catch
Barramundi (Lates calcarifer) and other teleosts
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
Nets with green LED lights caught 76% more bony fish (but catch of commercial species were unchanged compared with control); electric deterrent had no significant effect
Effect on bycatch species
Nets with green LED lights caught 35% fewer elasmobranchs; electric deterrent had not significant effect
Fishing Gear
Reduction technique