Fishing Gears with Improved/ Modified Technologies
S. Archana
Dept. of Fishing Technology and Fisheries Engineering, Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu (628 008), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Bycatch, Exclusionary devices, Fishing gears, Modern technology
Abstract
Although the basic principles of wounding, hooking, trapping (by gills, fins, and spines), surrounding, scooping, and filtering can still be recognized, fishing gears have experienced a lot of modification and advancements in recent years, in accordance with advances in modern technology. Early fishing crafts comprised rudimentary devices such as floating logs, bamboo, papyrus rafts, and calabash craft, canoes, but at the other hand, were probably developed subsequently as an enhancement. Most of these ancient crafts can still be seen today, particularly in tropical developing countries. Modern fishing craft, including fishing gear, have seen significant improvements in size, quality, and sophistication, all of which have been made possible by modern technology. The use of turtle excluder devices (TEDs) in shrimp trawls has drastically reduced the number of turtles caught. The introduction of turtle excluder devices (TEDs) in shrimp trawls has dramatically reduced the mortality of endangered sea turtle.
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