Reducing seabird bycatch in the South African joint venture tuna fishery using bird-scaring lines, branch line weighting and nighttime setting of hooks | Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction

Location

South Africa

Article

Target catch

Tuna

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Effect on target catch

No detectable effect

Effect on bycatch species

1.07 birds/1000 hooks (unweighted) vs. 0.06 birds/1000 hooks (weighted)

Bycatch species

Fishing Gear

Reduction technique