December 2024

The effectiveness of a modified turtle excluder device (TED) in reducing the bycatch of elasmobranchs in the Atlantic seabob (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) industrial trawl fishery of Guyana | Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction

The study tested the use of a modified turtle exluder device (TED) – using substantially reduced grill spacing – in order to reduce elasmobranch bycatch in the Guyanese seabob shrimp fishery. The use of the modified TED resulted in a significant reduction (by 40%) of the bycatch rate of elasmobranchs. The TED also was highly […]

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Bycatch News | Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction

New bycatch report out by US GAO Please see this report documenting shortcomings of US management of bycatch in US fisheries:  https://www.nationalfisherman.com/agency-critics-slam-federal-oversight-of-bycatch?utm_source=marketo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_content=newsletter&mkt_tok=NzU2LUZXSi0wNjEAAAGUpBizCN08RJua4NeqEe-OGtQnQwRk-G5LfouY8N1L61BJHL5X7t9tfGUoEvKDAkj5QjcpoiCX2uL3bNCTLlsNI8aW1IxwHTx7YGLnLPj2UMsc2Bu8vg

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