The composite square-mesh panel: a modification to codends for reducing unwanted bycatch and increasing catches of prawns throughout the New South Wales oceanic prawn-trawl fishery

Location
New South Wales, Australia
Article
The composite square-mesh panel: a modification to codends for reducing unwanted bycatch and increasing catches of prawns throughout the New South Wales oceanic prawn-trawl fishery
Target catch
Oceanic prawn (Penaeus plebejus)
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
Increased target catch
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced bycatch
Bycatch species
Bony Fishes
Juvenile/Non-target fishes (not specified to species level)
Fishing Gear
Trawls
Reduction technique
Excluder devices