Buoy fishing
Citation
Romanov E, Kerstetter DW, Moore T, Bach P (2013) Buoy fishing. In: IOTC - 9th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch. IOTC–2013–WPEB09–41, La Réunion, France
Abstract
A swordfish buoy gear, an innovative fishing practice developed in USA in early 2000s, provide a possibility of direct swordfish targeting yielding high CPUE of target species and very low bycatch levels. Here we present a summary of US experience and discuss potential application of this gear in the Indian Ocean region in the perspective of small-scale fisheries development and bycatch reduction.