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

• Published in: PeerJ
• Main Authors: Scott M. Grant, Rennie Sullivan, Kevin J. Hedges
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018
• Subjects: Greenland shark; Longlines; Shark deterrent technology; Bycatch mitigation; Inertial suction; Feeding behavior; Medicine; R; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Canada; Greenland; Cumberland Sound; Somniosus microcephalus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4751; https://doaj.org/article/ac3d2323ac1941408318312c2a273e8b

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 unpredictab...