Potential of electric fields to reduce bycatch of highly threatened sawfishes

Sawfishes are among the most threatened families of marine fishes and are susceptible to incidental capture in net fisheries. Since bycatch reduction devices currently used in trawl fisheries are not effective at reducing sawfish catches, new methods to minimise sawfish bycatch are needed. Ideally,...

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Main Authors: K Abrantes, A Barnett, M Soetaert, PM Kyne, A Laird, L Squire, J Seymour, BE Wueringer, J Sleeman, C Huveneers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inter-Research 2021-10-01
Series:Endangered Species Research
Online Access:https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v46/p121-135/