Slow sink rate in floated-demersal longline and implications for seabird bycatch risk.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Yann Rouxel, Rory Crawford, Juan Pablo Forti Buratti, Ian R Cleasby
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Pacific; Hake; North Atlantic; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267169; https://doaj.org/article/925d96a658c5429194a24c30cf665885

Bycatch of birds in longline fisheries is a global conservation issue, with between 160,000-320,000 seabirds killed each year, primarily through being caught and drowned as they attempt to snatch baits off hooks as they are set. This conservation issue has received significant recognition in souther...