Hawaii longline tuna fishery temporal trends in standardized catch rates and length distributions and effects on pelagic seamount ecosystems | Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction

Submitted by morgaac on August 24, 2015 – 17:28

All tuna species had higher catches rates when wider circle hooks were used. Shortfin spearfish and striped marlin catch rates were lower with circle hooks. No differences in average length between hook types. Reduced sea turtle interactions likely due to use of circle and not J hooks