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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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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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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Bycatch mitigation of protected and threatened species in tuna purse seine and longline fisheries
Endangered Species Research, 2020 Bycatch and mortality in fishing gear poses a conservation threat worldwide to many marine species. Resource managers and conservation scientists face challenges in identifying bycatch mitigation solutions that work for multiple taxa while maintaining ...
Yonat Swimmer, Y Swimmer
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Mitigation of Elasmobranch Bycatch in Trawlers: A Case Study in Indian Fisheries
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 Bycatch poses a significant threat to marine megafauna, such as elasmobranchs. India has one of the highest elasmobranch landings globally, through both targeted catch and bycatch.
Chetan Rao +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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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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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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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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Sea Turtle Bycatch Mitigation in U.S. Longline Fisheries
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017 Capture of sea turtles in longline fisheries has been implicated in population declines of loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) turtles. Since 2004, United States (U.S.) longline vessels targeting swordfish and tunas in the
Caren Barcelo, Yonat Swimmer
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