Review and evaluation of three mitigation measures-bird-scaring line, underwater setting and line shooter-to reduce seabird bycatch in the north Atlantic longline fishery

Location
Norway
Article
Review and evaluation of three mitigation measures-bird-scaring line, underwater setting and line shooter-to reduce seabird bycatch in the north Atlantic longline fishery
Target catch
Torsk (Brosme brosme), ling (Molva molva) and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
Increased target catch rates
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced incidental capture of seabirds, mostly fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis)
Bycatch species
Seabirds
Fulmarus glacialis (Northern fulmar)
Fishing Gear
Hooks and Lines
Reduction technique
Bait-casting mechanisms
Bird-scaring devices
Sub-surface bait setting