Climate driven spatiotemporal variations in seabird bycatch hotspots and implications for seabird bycatch mitigation [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Bycatch in fisheries is a major threat to many seabird species. Understanding and predicting spatiotemporal changes in seabird bycatch from fisheries might be the key to mitigation.
Rujia Bi, Yan Jiao, Joan A. Browder
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Investigating weighted fishing hooks for seabird bycatch mitigation [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Fisheries bycatch threatens the viability of some seabird populations and reduces fishing efficiency. Albatross bycatch in a US North Pacific tuna longline fishery has increased over the past decade and now exceeds 1000 annual captures.
Eric Gilman +4 more
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Predicting the population‐level impact of mitigating harbor porpoise bycatch with pingers and time‐area fishing closures [PDF]
Ecosphere, 2017 Unintentional mortality of higher trophic‐level species in commercial fisheries (bycatch) represents a major conservation concern as it may influence the long‐term persistence of populations.
Floris M. vanBeest +4 more
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Seabird bycatch mitigation trials in artisanal demersal longliners of the Western Mediterranean. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 High numbers of seabirds are killed annually worldwide in longline fisheries. In the Mediterranean, this mortality is seriously affecting the viability of seabird populations, in particular of the three endemic shearwaters. Even so, there is currently no
Verónica Cortés +1 more
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Bycatch mitigation in the West Greenland lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) fishery using modified gillnets [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2023 Bycatch in gillnets is a global issue and mitigation measures that balance target species catch rates, bycatch reduction and fisher support are scarce. In the North Atlantic lumpfish fisheries, bycatch includes marine mammals and seabirds, and there are ...
Søren Post +4 more
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Illuminating gillnets to save seabirds and the potential for multi-taxa bycatch mitigation [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 Bycatch in net fisheries is recognized as a major source of mortality for many marine species, including seabirds. Few mitigation solutions, however, have been identified.
Jeffrey C. Mangel +7 more
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Looming-eyes buoys fail to reduce seabird bycatch in the Icelandic lumpfish fishery: depth-based fishing restrictions are an alternative [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2023 Bycatch in gillnets from lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) fisheries is an important conservation issue in the north Atlantic, with up to 30 000 seabirds potentially killed each year. To date, no technical solutions exist to reduce the bycatch of seabirds in
Yann Rouxel +2 more
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Altering gillnet soak duration and timing minimizes bycatch and maintains target catch. [PDF]
PLoS ONESeabirds are one of the most at-risk avian groups worldwide, and incidental catch in fishing practices is one of the top threats for seabirds globally.
Sydney M Collins +4 more
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Fishermen Interviews: A Cost-Effective Tool for Evaluating the Impact of Fisheries on Vulnerable Sea Turtles in Tunisia and Identifying Levers of Mitigation [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Fisheries bycatch is considered one of the main threats to sea turtles. To provide an updated assessment of the bycatch impact on loggerhead turtles in Tunisia, 483 interviews were conducted with fishermen in 19 ports along the Gulfs of Gabes and ...
Maissa Louhichi +2 more
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Use of rapid assessments of fishery bycatch of Humboldt penguins Spheniscus humboldti in Peru and Chile to help identify conservation priorities [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceThe Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) is a threatened species endemic to the Humboldt current system along the coasts of Peru and Chile. The species faces numerous and significant threats contributing to its declining population among which one of ...
Eduardo Segura-Cobeña +15 more
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