Mitigating effects on target and by-catch species fished by drifting longlines using circle hooks in the South Adriatic Sea (Central Mediterranean)

Mitigating effects on target and by-catch species fished by drifting longlines using circle hooks in the South Adriatic Sea (Central Mediterranean)

IntroductionLongline fishing gear has a higher by-catch rate than any other type of commercial fishing gear. Nowadays, there is an urgent need to find efficient management strategies to mitigate by-catch and the use of new hook types could be one of them. This study investigates the effects of a lon...

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Main Authors: Pierluigi Carbonara, Giulia Prato, Simone Niedermüller, Sébastien Alfonso, Cosmidano Neglia, Marilena Donnaloia, Giuseppe Lembo, Maria Teresa Spedicato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
blue shark
circle hook
loggerhead turtle
pelagic longlines
pelagic stingray
swordfish
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1124093/full

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