Moth-Poulsen, Thomas Update on recent modifications of fishing gears and fishing procedures to reduce bycatch of sea turtles in longline fishery. Food and Agricultural Organisation.
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Gear technology can provide valuable solutions to reconcile fisheries and conservation interests. In the specific case of sea turtle bycatch in longline fishing, it is possible to find viable solutions to reduce bycatch of sea turtles through improved technology standards, and the use of circle hooks appears to be very promising in this respect. However, new experiments in the Gulf of Mexico have highlighted the complexity of the relationship between hook size and shape, bait type, environmental factors and catchability of target and non-target species. It is therefore extremely important that the necessary experiments and research efforts take place before management decisions are taken, particularly in those cases where the use of new types of gear is recommended. In addition to efforts aimed at reducing the capture of sea turtles, reducing mortality of captured animals seems to be a promising way of reducing their overall mortality. Efforts to educate fishermen in turtle releasing techniques should be encouraged as a complementary effort to other management measures.
| Item Type: | Documents |
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| Class Number: | 600.UPD001 |
| Keywords: | Fishing Gear, Bycatch, Bycatch Management, Turtle, Longline Fisheries, Mortality, Conservation, Hooks and Lines, Non Target Species, Fishermen, Training, Technology, Gulf of Mexico, Fisheries Management |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Chitti Babu ICSF |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Feb 2022 06:38 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2022 06:38 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/9200 |
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