Dolphinfish Bycatch in Spanish Mediterranean Large Pelagic Longline Fisheries, 2000–2010

Table 1

Six boats strata and main characteristics of each stratum. Key words: LLALB, Drifting surface longliners targeting albacore; LLHB, Traditional longliners targeting swordfish; LLAM, American longliners targeting swordfish; LLJAP, Drifting surface longliners targeting bluefin tuna; LLSP, Drifting semipelagic longliners targeting swordfish; LLPB, Demersal longliners targeting swordfish.

Target species	Pelagic drifting	Semipelagic and demersal
Albacore	LLALB
Bluefin Tuna	LLJAP
Swordfish	LLHB, LLAM	LLSP, LLPB