Buoys with looming eyes deter seaducks and could potentially reduce seabird bycatch in gillnets

Location

Küdema Bay, island of Saaremaa, Estonia

Article

Buoys with looming eyes deter seaducks and could potentially reduce seabird bycatch in gillnets

Target catch

N/A

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Effect on target catch

N/A

Effect on bycatch species

Reduced long-tailed duck bycatch by 20–30% within a 50 m radius

Bycatch species

Clangula hyemalis (Long-tailed duck)

Fishing Gear

Gillnets and Entangling Nets

Reduction technique

Visual deterrents