Courtney et al., in press:

"For all sectors pooled, the estimated mean annual number of sea snakes caught by the fishery from 2003-2007 was 105 210 (se 28 542). Of these, about 8939 snakes were dead in nets when brought to the surface and a further 22 935 snakes died in the following hours and days after trawling. The red-spot king prawn sector was responsible for the majority of sea snake bycatch and mortality."

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Citation and/or URL

Courtney, A.J., Schemel, B.I., Wallace, R.M., Campbell, M.J. & Mayer, D.J. in press, Quantifying and reducing the incidental catch and fishing mortality of sea snakes in the Queensland (Australia) trawl fishery. In: Proceedings of the 5th world fisheries congress: Fisheries for global welfare and environmental conservation, 20-24 October 2008, Yokohama, Japan.   

Spatial Coverage

Queensland marine waters. 

Temporal Coverage

2003 - 2007 

Update Frequency

Not applicable 

Other Information

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