Greenland shark ( Somniosus microcephalus) feeding behavior on static fishing gear, effect of SMART (Selective Magnetic and Repellent-Treated) hook deterrent technology, and factors influencing entanglement in bottom longlines

• Main Authors: Grant, Scott M, Sullivan, Rennie, Hedges, Kevin J
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: PeerJ 2018
• Subjects: Canada; Cumberland Sound; Greenland; Somniosus microcephalus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26864v1; https://peerj.com/preprints/26864v1.pdf; https://peerj.com/preprints/26864v1.xml; https://peerj.com/preprints/26864v1.html

The Greenland Shark ( Somniosus microcephalus ) is the most common bycatch in the Greenland halibut ( Reinhardtius hippoglossoides ) bottom longline fishery in Cumberland Sound, Canada. Historically, this inshore fishery has been prosecuted through the ice during winter but winter storms and unpredi...