Bycatch Mitigation for Silky Sharks: Testing Methods to Keep Silky Sharks Out of Tuna Fishing Nets

Citation
ISSF (2017) Bycatch Mitigation for Silky Sharks: Testing Methods to Keep Silky Sharks Out of Tuna Fishing Nets
Abstract

At ISSF, we are working with scientists and fishers to reduce the impact of commercial fishing on the marine environment. Get a behind-the-scenes look as we test one method to save sharks incidentally caught in a tuna purse-seine net - potentially saving at least 20% of sharks encircled.