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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Circle hook

A circle hook is a type of fishing hook that looks more circular than a traditional J-hook. Circle hooks are thought to be less likely to incidentally capture marine turtles, although there is some debate about their efficacy as a universal mitigant to incidental capture of sea turtles in commercial fisheries

See also: j-hook

WWW References:

• j-hook vs. circle hook

Citations:

• Read AJ (2007) Do circle hooks reduce the mortality of sea turtles in pelagic longlines? A review of recent experiments. Biological Conservation 135, 155-169.

Entered by: Matthew Godfrey
Modified by: Michael Coyne
Entered: 2007-03-18 22:09:17
Last modified: 2007-05-03 00:27:01