Average time (x̄ ± SE) spent in the retrieval and sorting of catch from gapped and conventional box-type crab pot. Different letter notations indicate significant difference in the average time between pot designs (Mann–Whitney test, P < 0.01).

 
 
  Part of: Picoy-Gonzales RM, Añasco NC, Lizada JC, Anraku K, Monteclaro HM (2025) Simple fix: The potential of escape gaps in enhancing the capture performance of crab pots used in the fishery of blue swimming crab, Portunus pelagicus (Crustacea, Decapoda, Portunidae), in the Philippines. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 55: 101-113. https://doi.org/10.3897/aiep.55.149577