Caretta caretta. Mustad ® 39960D circle hooks (from left to right

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Download scientific diagram | Caretta caretta. Mustad ® 39960D circle hooks (from left to right: 14/0, 35.7 mm minimum hook width; 16/0, 46.0 mm; 18/0, 51.3 mm; and 20/0, 62.1 mm) before modification. The 20/0 hook is marked with an arrow to indicate the minimum hook width, considered in this study the most relevant parameter in considering a turtle's physical potential to swallow the hook from publication: Hook ingestion rates in loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta as a function of animal size, hook size, and bait | Declines in sea turtle populations worldwide have been attributed in part to incidental capture in hook and line fisheries. Methods to reduce turtle bycatch and mortality must strike a balance between bycatch reduction and target species retention if they are to gain | Turtle, Sea Turtles and Sea Turtle | ResearchGate, the professional network for scientists.