SMART Drumline Catch Report

April 2020 

Operation Summary

During April 2020, 10 SMART drumlines (SDL) were deployed during daylight hours for 19 days across the Gracetown SMART drumline fishing zone. Weather permitting, SMART drumlines are deployed and retrieved each day. However, adverse weather conditions prevented the setting of SDLs for 11 days.

Catch Summary

During April 2020, no target species (white sharks) were caught. Eight non-target sharks were caught. All sharks were tagged and released and there were no recaptures recorded.

Full details are listed in the tables below.

Other Comments

During April 2020 SMART buoys were activated 30 times, with an average response time of 10 minutes. The maximum response time of 30 minutes from alert via the SDL to arrival of the vessel at the SDL was not exceeded on any occasion.

TABLE 1. SMART DRUMLINE (SDL) TARGET SPECIES CATCH DETAILS FOR April 2020.

*No target species caught

TABLE 2. SMART DRUMLINE (SDL) NON-TARGET SPECIES CATCH DETAILS FOR April 2020.