Performance assessment of an underwater chute to mitigate seabird bycatch in the Hawaii pelagic longline tuna fishery

Authors
Gilman, E., C. Boggs, and N. Brothers.
Year
Journal/Publisher Name
Ocean and Coastal Management
Volume (Issue #)
46
Page #s
985-1010
Summary
Underwater setting chutes reduce bycatch of seabirds--Laysan (Phoebastria immutabilis) and Black-footed (P. nigripes) albatrosses--in the Hawaiian longline tuna fishery. The underwater setting techniques increased bait retention.