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Illuminating gillnets to save seabirds and the potential for multi-taxa bycatch mitigation.


ABSTRACT: Bycatch in net fisheries is recognized as a major source of mortality for many marine species, including seabirds. Few mitigation solutions, however, have been identified. We assessed the effectiveness of illuminating fishing nets with green light emitting diodes (LEDs) to reduce the incidental capture of seabirds. Experiments were conducted in the demersal, set gillnet fishery of Constante, Peru and compared 114 pairs of control and illuminated nets. We observed captures of a total of 45 guanay cormorants (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii), with 39 caught in control nets and six caught in illuminated nets. Seabird bycatch in terms of catch-per-unit-effort was significantly (p?

SUBMITTER: Mangel JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6083706 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Illuminating gillnets to save seabirds and the potential for multi-taxa bycatch mitigation.

Mangel Jeffrey C JC   Wang John J   Alfaro-Shigueto Joanna J   Pingo Sergio S   Jimenez Astrid A   Carvalho Felipe F   Swimmer Yonat Y   Godley Brendan J BJ  

Royal Society open science 20180711 7


Bycatch in net fisheries is recognized as a major source of mortality for many marine species, including seabirds. Few mitigation solutions, however, have been identified. We assessed the effectiveness of illuminating fishing nets with green light emitting diodes (LEDs) to reduce the incidental capture of seabirds. Experiments were conducted in the demersal, set gillnet fishery of Constante, Peru and compared 114 pairs of control and illuminated nets. We observed captures of a total of 45 guanay  ...[more]

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