Variable post-release mortality in common shark species captured in Texas shore-based recreational fisheries.

ABSTRACT: The practice of catch and release fishing is common among anglers but has been shown to cause unintended mortalities in some species. Current post-release mortality estimates used in coastal shark stock assessments are typically derived from boat-based shark fisheries, which differ from shore-based operations that expose sharks to potentially more stressful environmental and handling conditions. Recreational post-release mortality rates in shore-based fisheries must be quantified to improve stock assessment models and to create guidelines that protect species from overexploitation. Here, we partnered with experienced anglers acting as citizen scientists to deploy pop-up satellite archival transmitting tags (PSAT, n = 22) and acceleration data loggers (ADLs, n = 22). on four commonly caught

SUBMITTER: Binstock AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9925081 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature