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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Incidental capture

Variations: Indirect capture, Accidental capture, Incidental take

The unintended capture of non-target species during fishing activity. For example, sometimes sea turtles are incidentally captured during fishing activities for shrimp or swordfish.

See also: take

WWW References:

• Reducing incidental capture in Ecuador
• West Pacific Councils Sea Turtle Conservation Program

Citations:

• Casale, P., Laurent, L. and De Metrio, G. 2004. Incidental capture of marine turtles by the Italian trawl fishery in the north Adriatic Sea. - Biological Conservation 119: 287-295.
• Cheng, I.-J. and Chen, T.-H. 1997. The incidental capture of five species of sea turtles by coastal setnet fisheries in the eastern waters of Taiwan. - Biological Conservation 82: 235-239.
• Epperly, S. P. 2003. Fisheries-related mortality and Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs). - In: Lutz, P. L., Musick, J. A. and Wyneken, J. (eds.), Biology of Sea Turtles. CRC Press, pp. 339-353.

Entered by: Matthew Godfrey
Entered: 2005-05-06 17:25:19