Summary of results on the development of methods to reduce the mortality of silky sharks by purse seiners

Citation
Dagorn L, Filmalter J, Forget F (2012) Summary of results on the development of methods to reduce the mortality of silky sharks by purse seiners. In: IOTC - 8th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC-2012-WPEB08-, South Africa
Abstract

A review of the research conducted under the ISSF Bycatch project and the EU funded MADE project for the development of methods to reduce the FAD purse seine fishery-induced mortality of silky sharks is presented. The review comprises non entangling FADs, behavior of silky sharks, attraction of sharks away from FADs, double FAD experiments, attraction of sharks outside the net, and survival of sharks released alive.