Bycatch mortality can cause extirpation in four freshwater turtle species

Location
Lake Opinicon, Ontario, Canada
Article
Bycatch mortality can cause extirpation in four freshwater turtle species
Target catch
Panfish
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
None reported
Effect on bycatch species
The excluder device reduced bycatch of turtles by 95-100%
Bycatch species
Freshwater Turtles
Chelydra serpentina (Common snapping turtle)
Chrysemys picta (Painted turtle)
Graptemys geographica (Northern map turtle)
Sternotherus odoratus (Common musk turtle)
Fishing Gear
Surrounding nets and seine nets
Reduction technique
Excluder devices