Summary
Trap guards, made of bungee cords, reduced interactions between bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and the Indian River Lagoon blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) pot fishery.
Year
Journal/Publisher Name
Marine Mammal Science
Volume (Issue #)
18(4)
Page #s
819-832
Field Studies
Interactions between the Indian River Lagoon blue crab fishery and the bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Florida, United States
Target catch
Blue crab (Callinectes sapidus)
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced interactions with gear
Effect on target catch
NA
Bycatch species
Reduction technique
Fishing Gear