MITIGATION OF SEA TURTLE BYCATCH IN 6.4... · safe release & gear specifications •Self-assessment...
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Review of Sea Turtle Mitigation information
for the wcpfc
S . C L A R K E , T. P E AT M A N & S . C A I L L O T
W C P F C / A B N J & S P C
MITIGATION OF SEA
TURTLE BYCATCH IN
LONGLINE FISHERIES
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BACKGROUND
• WCPFC’s CMM 2008-03: reporting,
safe release & gear specifications
• Self-assessment (AR-2) to date
• Longline fisheries are of greatest
concern: • Sea turtles attracted to bait
• Potential for asphyxiation
• Safe release requires more
than a dip net
• Post-release mortality from
hooks/leaders
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OBJECTIVES
• Combine data for joint analysis
• Adapt a SPC model of LL & shark
interactions
Photo credit: Yonat Swimmer
• Evaluate
mitigation options
for longline
fisheries
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WORKSHOP #1
• Honolulu, 16-19 February 2016
• 31 participants from 14 countries, as
well as IGOs and NGOs
• ABNJ Tuna Project
funded with
WPRFMC support
• WCPFC + SPC led
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DATA
• Observer data 1989-2015 (ROP,
SPC members, US, JP and CT)
• 31 fleets with >2,300 turtles
• Mainly leatherback, green,
loggerhead and olive ridley
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APPROACH
• Four factors in estimating sea
turtle interaction rates:
Relative Abundance
Gear
Features
Hook
Position
Condition
(Live/Dead)
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GEAR FEATURES
• Do hook shape/size, bait, hooks per
float, time of day, species, SST &
soak time matter?
Large Circle
Hooks Finfish Bait
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HOOK POSITION
• How do interactions vary by hook
position between floats?
Deeper
hooks
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CONDITION
• What determines if a sea turtle is
alive or dead at haulback?
LEATHERBACK
LOGGERHEAD
GREEN OLIVE
RIDLEY
Shallower
hooks Species effects
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RELATIVE ABUNDANCE
• How does the probability of
catching a turtle vary by area?
Loggerhead
Peer
Review
Envr’l
Models
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A HICCUP
• Corrected analyses for hook
shape/size completed
Before After
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NEXT: SIMULATIONS
• In preparation for Workshop #2,
SPC is running 51 scenarios
• Combinations of shallow SWO/
non-SWO, and deep sets with:
Large circle hooks
Finfish bait
Removal of 1-2 shallow hooks
and/or
and/or
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WORKSHOP #2
• 3-8 November 2016 Honolulu
• Examine model
results: • Baseline
interaction &
mortality rates
• Testing mitigation
scenarios
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Review of Sea Turtle Mitigation information
for the wcpfc
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S P C
W P R F M C
A L L PA R T I C I PA N T S !
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS