Spatiotemporal bycatch analysis of the Atlantic halibut ( Hippoglossus hippoglossus) longline fishery survey indicates hotspots for species of conservation concern

• Published in: Conservation Science and Practice
• Main Authors: Hurley, Isabelle, Wringe, Brendan F., den Heyer, Cornelia E., Shackell, Nancy L., Lotze, Heike K.
• Other Authors: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2019
• Subjects: Canada; Hake; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua; spiny dogfish; Squalus acanthias
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/csp2.3; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/csp2.3; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/csp2.3

The Atlantic halibut ( Hippoglossus hippoglossus ) longline fishery is the second most valuable groundfish fishery in Atlantic Canada and received Marine Stewardship Council certification in 2013. The bottom longline fishery accounts for most halibut landings but incidentally catches nontargeted spe...