Hook, bait and leader type effects on surface pelagic longline retention and mortality rates: a meta-analysis with comparisons for target, bycatch and vulnerable fauna interactions

A meta-analysis of 24 publications was conducted to assess effects of hook, bait and leader type on retention and at-haulback mortality rates of target, bycatch and vulnerable species of the pelagic longline fishery. Turtles and swordfish had lower retention rates with circle hooks. In contrast, ret...

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Autor principal: Casaca Santos, Catarina (author)
Outros Autores: Rosa, Daniela (author), Coelho, Rui (author)
Formato: conferenceObject
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2021
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/15343
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/15343
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Resumo:A meta-analysis of 24 publications was conducted to assess effects of hook, bait and leader type on retention and at-haulback mortality rates of target, bycatch and vulnerable species of the pelagic longline fishery. Turtles and swordfish had lower retention rates with circle hooks. In contrast, retention rates of 3 sharks and 2 tuna species were greater with circle hooks. Bait type did not seem to significantly influence the retention rates of most of the species examined. Wire leader lead to a decrease in retention rates of bony fishes and a mix for elasmobranchs. For athaulback mortality, hook type was the most influential, with 5 elasmobranch species and 6 bony fishes having a significantly lower at-haulback mortality rates when using circle hooks. Bait type and leader type did not have a significant effect on at-haulback mortality rates for most species. The results presented here should be considered preliminary. Future work will consider expanded information on fishery characteristics.