Publication Date:
2021-06-28
Description:
Ghost fishing is the term used to describe the continued capture of fish and other living organisms after afisherman has lost all control over the gear. Traps may be lost for a variety of reasons including theft, vandalism,abandonment, interactions with other gear, fouling on the bottom (i.e., traps and ropes are caught on rocky substrate), bad weather, and human error (Laist, 1995). Annual trap loss can be as high as 20% to 50% of fished traps in some fisheries (Al-Masroori et al., 2004). Because lost traps can continue to fish for long periods, albeitwith decreasing efficiency over time (e.g., Smolowitz, 1978; Breen, 1987, 1990; Guillory, 1993), ghost fishing isa concern in fisheries worldwide.
Keywords:
Biology
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Ecology
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Fisheries
Repository Name:
AquaDocs
Type:
article
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Format:
application/pdf
Format:
application/pdf
Format:
321-327
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