Experimental fishing with an "umbrella-and-stones" system to reduce interactions of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) and seabirds with bottom-set longlines for Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) in the Southwest Atlantic

Location
Falkland Islands
Article
Experimental fishing with an "umbrella-and-stones" system to reduce interactions of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) and seabirds with bottom-set longlines for Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) in the Southwest Atlantic
Target catch
Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
Catch was reduced
Effect on bycatch species
No bycatch
Bycatch species
Large Cetaceans (maximum length > 7.5 meters)
Physeter macrocephalus (Sperm whale)
Seabirds
Fishing Gear
Hooks and Lines
Reduction technique
Sub-surface bait setting