Mitigation of seabird mortality on factory trawlers: trials of three devices to reduce warp cable strikes

Authors
Sullivan, B.J., P. Brickle, T.A. Reid, D.G. Bone, and D.A.J. Middleton
Year
Journal/Publisher Name
Polar Biology
Volume (Issue #)
29
Page #s
745-753
Contact information
B. J. Sullivan
BirdLife Global Seabird Programme,
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds,
The Lodge, Bedfordshire, UK, SG19 2DL
E-mail: ben.sullivan@rspb.org.uk
Summary
Three seabird bycatch mitigation measures, tori lines, warp scarer, and Brady baffler, were tested on trawlers and compared with a control treatment of no mitigation measure. Each mitigation measure reduced seabird mortalities; however, the tori lines, followed by the warp scarer, were much more effective at reducing seabird contact with fishing gear than the Brady baffler.
Link
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ben-Sullivan-9/publication/225902887_Mitig…

Field Studies

Mitigation of seabird mortality on factory trawlers: trials of three devices to reduce warp cable strikes

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Falkland Islands
Target catch
Finfish
Effect on bycatch species
Tori lines and the warp scarer were significantly more effective at reducing contacts than the Brady Baffler, whilst tori lines represent a smaller, but still significant, improvement on the warp scarer
Effect on target catch
N/A
Bycatch species
Seabirds
Reduction technique
Bird-scaring devices
Fishing Gear
Trawls