Table 2. Summary of all bycatch species captured in each trap type.

The number of green crabs caught in each trap type has also been included for comparison purposes.

	Control	Sinker	Mesh	Assist	String
Rock crab (Cancer irroratus)	18	42	26	38	33
Sculpin spp. (Myoxocephalus spp.)	1	1	1	0	1
Cunner (Tautogolabrus adspersus)	0	1	1	1	1
Rock gunnel (Pholis gunnellus)	1	0	0	0	2
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)	1	0	1	1	0
Winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus)	0	0	0	0	2
Sea trout (Salmo trutta)	1	0	0	0	0
Green crab (Carcinus maenas)	2,738	4,023	3,529	4,778	2,547