A comparison of circle hook and J hook performance in a western equatorial Atlantic Ocean pelagic longline fishery | Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction

December 8, 2022 By maximios in Fisheries

Submitted by morgaac on August 24, 2015 – 15:47

Equatorial Atlantic Ocean Bigeye and yellowfin tuna had higher survival rates when circle hooks were used Sailfish, pelagic stingrays, and leatherback sea turtles, had higher catch rates on J-style hooks

Bony Fishes
Skates/Rays
Demochelys coriacea (Leatherback sea turtle)

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