Bycatch and discards in the artisanal shrimp trawl fishery in Northern Peru.

This study analyses the bycatch composition of an artisanal shrimp trawl fleet operating between Cabo Blanco and Máncora in Northern Peru between April 2019 and March 2020. A total of 300 hauls were analysed with respect to target catch and bycatch (consisting of other commercial species, discards,...

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Main Authors: Jaime Mendo, Tania Mendo, Patricia Gil-Kodaka, Jimmy Martina, Iván Gómez, Ruggeri Delgado, Jhenifer Fernández, Alejandra Travezaño, Ruggeri Arroyo, Karla Loza, Mark A James
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268128