Tropical prawn trawl bycatch of fish and sea snakes reduced by Yarrow Fisheye Bycatch Reduction Device

Location
Australia
Article
Tropical prawn trawl bycatch of fish and sea snakes reduced by Yarrow Fisheye Bycatch Reduction Device
Target catch
Tiger prawn (Penaeus spp.)
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
No loss of tiger prawns
Effect on bycatch species
Reduced mean weight of small bycatch and mean number of sea snakes caught
Bycatch species
Bony Fishes
Juvenile or Non-target fishes (not always specified to species level)
Invertebrates
Corals, sponges, other benthic invertebrates (not specified to species level)
Sea Snakes
Fishing Gear
Trawls
Reduction technique
Excluder devices