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| Location | Gear | Catch | Technique | Bycatch species | Type | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hawaii |
Hooks and Lines
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Tuna |
Sub-surface sets (gillnets)
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Seabirds | Field study in the wild | Underwater setting chutes reduce bycatch of seabirds--Laysan (Phoebastria immutabilis) and Black-footed (P. nigripes) albatrosses--in the Hawaiian longline tuna fishery. The underwater setting techniques increased bait retention. |
Norway |
Hooks and Lines
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Multiple species |
Sub-surface sets (gillnets)
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Seabirds | Field study in the wild | Bird-scaring lines and an underwater setting funnel reduced seabird bycatch in longlines off the coast of Norway. Catch of haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), torsk (Brosme brosme), and ling (Molva molva) increased with use of the underwater setting funnel. |
Norway |
Hooks and Lines
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Multiple species |
Bird-scaring devices
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Seabirds | Field study in the wild | Bird-scaring lines and an underwater setting funnel reduced seabird bycatch in longlines off the coast of Norway. Catch of haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), torsk (Brosme brosme), and ling (Molva molva) increased with use of the underwater setting funnel. |
Hawaii, United States |
Hooks and Lines
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Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) |
Dyed bait
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Seabirds, Phoebastria immutabilis (Laysan albatross), Phoebastria nigripes (Black-footed albatross) | Field study in the wild | Dyed bait, streamer lines, and weighted bait used in Hawaii longlines each resulted in reduced contact between seabirds (Black-footed (Phobastria nigripes) and Laysan (Phoebastria immutabilis) albatrosses) and bait. Contact with bait reduced by 92-95% |
Hawaii, United States |
Hooks and Lines
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Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) |
Bird-scaring devices
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Seabirds, Phoebastria immutabilis (Laysan albatross), Phoebastria nigripes (Black-footed albatross) | Field study in the wild | Dyed bait, streamer lines, and weighted bait used in Hawaii longlines each resulted in reduced contact between seabirds (Black-footed (Phobastria nigripes) and Laysan (Phoebastria immutabilis) albatrosses) and bait. Contact with bait reduced by 75-77% |
Hawaii, United States |
Hooks and Lines
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Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) |
Sub-surface bait setting
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Seabirds, Phoebastria immutabilis (Laysan albatross), Phoebastria nigripes (Black-footed albatross) | Field study in the wild | Dyed bait, streamer lines, and weighted bait used in Hawaii longlines each resulted in reduced contact between seabirds (Black-footed (Phobastria nigripes) and Laysan (Phoebastria immutabilis) albatrosses) and bait. Contact with bait reduced by 91-92% |
Hawaii |
Hooks and Lines
|
Swordfish and tuna |
Dyed bait
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Seabirds | Field study in the wild | Dyed bait, alternative offal discards, bird-scaring devices (streamer lines & towed buoys), and night sets reduced seabird (Black-footed (Phobastria nigripes) and Laysan (Phoebastria immutabilis) albatrosses) bycatch in the Hawaiian swordfish and tuna longline fisheries. Alternative offal discards worked by distracting seabirds from hooked bait.
Dyed bait did not affect the catch of target and marketable species (all marlin and tuna species, swordfish, shortbill spearfish, opah, wahoo, and dolphinfish), but it reduced catch of blue sharks. |
Hawaii |
Hooks and Lines
|
Swordfish and tuna |
Alternative offal discharge
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Seabirds | Field study in the wild | Dyed bait, alternative offal discards, bird-scaring devices (streamer lines & towed buoys), and night sets reduced seabird (Black-footed (Phobastria nigripes) and Laysan (Phoebastria immutabilis) albatrosses) bycatch in the Hawaiian swordfish and tuna longline fisheries. Alternative offal discards worked by distracting seabirds from hooked bait.
Dyed bait did not affect the catch of target and marketable species (all marlin and tuna species, swordfish, shortbill spearfish, opah, wahoo, and dolphinfish), but it reduced catch of blue sharks. |
Hawaii |
Hooks and Lines
|
Swordfish and tuna |
Bird-scaring devices
|
Seabirds | Field study in the wild | Dyed bait, alternative offal discards, bird-scaring devices (streamer lines & towed buoys), and night sets reduced seabird (Black-footed (Phobastria nigripes) and Laysan (Phoebastria immutabilis) albatrosses) bycatch in the Hawaiian swordfish and tuna longline fisheries. Alternative offal discards worked by distracting seabirds from hooked bait.
Dyed bait did not affect the catch of target and marketable species (all marlin and tuna species, swordfish, shortbill spearfish, opah, wahoo, and dolphinfish), but it reduced catch of blue sharks. |
Hawaii |
Hooks and Lines
|
Swordfish and tuna |
Night sets
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Seabirds | Field study in the wild | Dyed bait, alternative offal discards, bird-scaring devices (streamer lines & towed buoys), and night sets reduced seabird (Black-footed (Phobastria nigripes) and Laysan (Phoebastria immutabilis) albatrosses) bycatch in the Hawaiian swordfish and tuna longline fisheries. Alternative offal discards worked by distracting seabirds from hooked bait.
Dyed bait did not affect the catch of target and marketable species (all marlin and tuna species, swordfish, shortbill spearfish, opah, wahoo, and dolphinfish), but it reduced catch of blue sharks. |