Tropical prawn trawl bycatch of fish and sea snakes reduced by Yarrow Fisheye Bycatch Reduction Device

Authors
Heales, D.S., Gregor, R., Wakeford, J., Wang, Y.G., Yarrow, J. , Milton, D.A.
Year
Journal/Publisher Name
Fisheries Research
Volume (Issue #)
89/1
Page #s
76-83
Contact information
don.heales@csiro.au
+617 3286 7145
Summary

The Yarrow Fisheye Bycatch Reduction Device reduced the weight of small bycatch by an average of 22.7% and the number of sea snakes caught by an average of 43.3%, with no loss of tiger prawn (Penaeus spp.).

Link
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165783607002172

Field Studies

Tropical prawn trawl bycatch of fish and sea snakes reduced by Yarrow Fisheye Bycatch Reduction Device

Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Australia
Target catch
Tiger prawn (Penaeus spp.)
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced mean weight of small bycatch and mean number of sea snakes caught
Effect on target catch
No loss of tiger prawns
Bycatch species
Bony Fishes
Juvenile or Non-target fishes (not always specified to species level)
Invertebrates
Corals, sponges, other benthic invertebrates (not specified to species level)
Sea Snakes
Reduction technique
Excluder devices
Fishing Gear
Trawls