Moving from measuring to predicting bycatch mortality: predicting the capture condition of a longline-caught pelagic shark

Incidental fisheries capture has been identified as having a major effect on shark populations throughout the world. However, factors that contribute to the mortality of shark bycatch during fisheries capture are not fully understood. Here, we investigated the effects of capture duration, sea surfac...

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Main Authors: Derek Richard Dapp, Charlie eHuveneers, Terence Ivan Walker, Michael eDrew, Richard David Reina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmars.2015.00126/full