Banning Wire Leaders: A Practical Solution for Reducing Shark Bycatch in Pelagic Longlines

Longlines are used to target and catch swordfish, tuna and other valuable fish. But they also catch many other species, including sharks, which are often thrown back in the water dead or dying.

Bycatch rates in fisheries largely driven by variation in

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BREP Report to Congress

PDF) LARGE-SCALE EXPERIMENT SHOWS THAT BANNING WIRE LEADERS HELPS

Shark News, Issue 07

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

BREP Report to Congress

Shark News, Issue 07

Phylogeny explains capture mortality of sharks and rays in pelagic

PDF) Phylogeny explains capture mortality of sharks and rays in

PDF) Minimizing Bycatch of Sensitive Species Groups in Marine

PDF) Pelagic shark bycatch in the pelagic longline fishery off

A cross‐taxa assessment of pelagic longline by‐catch mitigation