Use of Shark Shapes to Reduce Incidental Capture of Sea Turtles in the Long-Line Fisheries
An estimated 250,000 loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) sea turtles are taken each year as incidental catch by the pelagic long-line fishing industry. Various gear and bait modifications as well as time/area closures to fishing, enacted to reduce anthropogenic impact...
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-08-8409 |