Developing and testing a novel active-selection (ActSel) bycatch reduction device to quickly alternate trawls between capture and release configurations with real-time triggering

Location
Alaska, US West Coast
Article
Developing and testing a novel active-selection (ActSel) bycatch reduction device to quickly alternate trawls between capture and release configurations with real-time triggering
Target catch
Gadus chalcogrammus, Merluccius productus
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
Retention
Effect on bycatch species
Release
Bycatch species
Bony Fishes
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Chinook salmon)
Fishing Gear
Trawls
Reduction technique
Excluder devices