Quantifying the effects of fisheries on threatened species: the impact of pelagic longlines on loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles

Authors
Lewis, R., Freeman, S., and Crowder, L.
Year
Journal/Publisher Name
Ecology Letters
Volume (Issue #)
7(3)
Page #s
221-231
Contact information
Rebecca Lewison, San Diego State University, USA- rlewison@sdsu.edu
Summary

This summary study assessed data from pelagic longline fisheries and sea turtle bycatch across 40 nations in the year 2000. Analyses showed that more than 200,000 loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) and 50,000 leatherback sea turtles (Demochelys coriacea) were likely taken as pelagic longline bycatch in 2000, which is not a sustainable level. 

 

Link
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2004.00573.x

Field Studies

Quantifying the effects of fisheries on threatened species: the impact of pelagic longlines on loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles

Study Type
Summary study
Location
N/A
Target catch
N/A
Effect on bycatch species
N/A
Effect on target catch
N/A
Bycatch species
Sea Turtles
Caretta caretta (Loggerhead turtle)
Demochelys coriacea (Leatherback sea turtle)
Fishing Gear
Hooks and Lines