Trade-offs in the Design of Fishery Closures: Management of Silky Shark Bycatch in the Eastern Pacific Ocean Tuna Fishery

Location
Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean
Article
Trade-offs in the Design of Fishery Closures: Management of Silky Shark Bycatch in the Eastern Pacific Ocean Tuna Fishery
Target catch
Tuna (largely yellowfin (Thunnus albacares), skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis), and bigeye (T. obesus)
Study Type
Summary study
Effect on target catch
12% reduction in target tuna catch
Effect on bycatch species
Candidate closure areas could have reduced total bycatch by as much as 33%
Bycatch species
Sharks
Carcharhinus falciformis (Silky shark)
Fishing Gear
Surrounding nets and seine nets
Reduction technique
Time area closures