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Analysis of Sea Turtle Bycatch by Andalusia Pelagic Longline Fleet in the Northeast Atlantic
Fisheries Oceanography, Volume 35, Issue 3, Page 386-396, May 2026.ABSTRACT The Northeast Atlantic is one of the most crucial foraging grounds for juvenile loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), while also serving as an important fishing area for the Andalusia surface longline fishery. The main aim of present study is to assess the sea turtle interaction with the Andalusia pelagic
Marina Tortosa +6 more
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Report on the Alternative Platform Observer Program in North Carolina: March 2006 to March 2007 [PDF]
, 2007 In February 2006, an Alternative Platform Observer Program (APP) was implemented in North Carolina (NC) to observe commercial gillnet trips by small vessels [
Byrd, Barbie L. +3 more
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Can pingers mitigate the bycatch of the endangered Black Sea Harbour Porpoise? [PDF]
Nature ConservationIncidental catch in fishing gear, mainly in bottom-set gillnets targeting turbot, is a major mortality factor for the Black Sea harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena relicta), an endangered endemic subspecies of cetacean.
Dimitar Popov +3 more
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Putting Into Practice the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries [PDF]
, 2005 This document is an abridged version of the FAO Fisheries Technical Guidelines No. 4, Suppl. 2, entitled Fisheries management. 2. The ecosystem approach to fisheries.
Caroline Hanks +2 more
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Test of light emitting diodes (LED) as a possible bycatch mitigation measure in a gillnet fishery
Global Ecology and ConservationSubstantial seabird bycatch occurs in North Atlantic lumpfish fisheries, potentially impacting seabird populations and raising concerns about the fisheries’ sustainability. Despite increased efforts to address this issue, existing approaches have yielded
Søren Post +4 more
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Reducing discards in a demersal purse-seine fishery [PDF]
, 2008 Fisheries bycatches and discards constitute a significant problem in many fisheries worldwide. Unlike the pelagic purse-seine, the demersal purse seine usually targets high commercial value demersal species such as sea breams ( e.
Beek +25 more
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Launching the Grand Challenges for Ocean Conservation [PDF]
, 2015 The ten most pressing Grand Challenges in Oceans Conservation were identified at the Oceans Big Think and described in a detailed working document:A Blue Revolution for Oceans: Reengineering Aquaculture for SustainabilityEnding and Recovering from Marine
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Global Impacts Report 2017 [PDF]
, 2017 Our fifth Global Impacts Report reflects on the progress of the MSC over the past 20 years, examines the sustainability performance of certified fisheries around the world and highlights areas of future ...
Catherine Longo +2 more
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Relative abundance and distribution of fisheries influence risk of seabird bycatch [PDF]
, 2016 Fisheries provide an abundant and predictable food source for many pelagic seabirds through discards, but also pose a major threat to them through bycatch, threatening their populations worldwide. The reform of the European Common Fisheries Policy (CFP),
Arcos Pros, José Manuel +7 more
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Endangered Species Research, 2013 We compiled information on the perspectives of fishers on turtle bycatch, turtle conservation, and turtle bycatch reduction strategies (BRSs). Our research efforts focused on a small-scale inland fyke net commercial fishery in Ontario, Canada, where ...
VM Nguyen +5 more
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