Mitigation of seabird mortality on factory trawlers: trials of three devices to reduce warp cable strikes | Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction

Sullivan, B.J., P. Brickle, T.A. Reid, D.G. Bone, and D.A.J. Middleton Three seabird bycatch mitigation measures, tori lines, warp scarer, and Brady baffler, were tested on trawlers and compared with a control treatment of no mitigation measure. Each mitigation measure reduced seabird mortalities; however, the tori lines, followed by the warp scarer, were much more effective at reducing seabird contact with fishing gear than the Brady baffler.