Reduction of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) bycatch by iron-oxide gillnets

Location
North Sea
Article
Target catch
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) and plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
Significantly higher catch of cod in the control
Effect on bycatch species
Lower bycatch
Reduction technique