Evaluating elicited judgments of turtle captures for data‐limited fisheries management
Conservation Science and Practice, 2020 We compare judgments of green turtle (Chelonia mydas) captures elicited from local gillnet skippers and not‐for‐profit conservation organization employees operating in a small‐scale fishery in Peru, to capture rates calculated from a voluntary at‐sea ...
William N. S. Arlidge +5 more
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The first record of a mangrove red snapper, Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Lutjanidae), from the Aegean Sea (Gulf of Izmir, Turkey) [PDF]
Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2019 A specimen of Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775) was caught on 4 October 2018 by a commercial gillnet fishery from shallow waters of the Gulf of Izmir, northern Aegean Sea, at a depth of 8 m. The presently reported study constitutes the
O. Akyol
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A Mixed-Method Approach for Quantifying Illegal Fishing and Its Impact on an Endangered Fish Species. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Illegal harvest is recognized as a widespread problem in natural resource management. The use of multiple methods for quantifying illegal harvest has been widely recommended yet infrequently applied. We used a mixed-method approach to evaluate the extent,
Christopher M Free +2 more
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Effects of Gear Restriction on the Abundance of Juvenile Fishes along Sandy Beaches in Hawai'i.
PLoS ONE, 2016 In 2007, due to growing concerns of declines in nearshore fisheries in Hawai'i, a ban on gillnets was implemented in designated areas around the island of O'ahu in the main Hawaiian Islands.
Mary K Donovan +12 more
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Commercial fishing gear modifications to reduce interactions between Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) and the southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) fishery in North Carolina (USA) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 Bycatch of protected species in commercial fishing operations is a primary concern to fishery managers because it threatens the conservation, protection, and recovery of fragile species, such as the Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus ...
Juan C. Levesque +3 more
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Fistularidae,, length,, weight,, regression parameters,, Iskenderun Bay,, Mediterranean waters
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Journal of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, 2022 This study presents some exotic fish diversity and catch per unit effort values of exotic fish from gillnet fishery along the southern Aegean Sea. Lessepsian puffer fish (Lagocephalus sceleratus), lionfish (Pterois miles), squirrelfish (Sargocentron ...
Okan AKYOL +3 more
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Resilience in Lower Columbia River Salmon Communities
Ecology and Society, 2008 In 1992, the first listings of Columbia River salmon under the Endangered Species Act occurred. Regulation of the Columbia River gillnet fishery since that time has greatly reduced fishing time and economic return to the fishing fleet. The counties where
Irene E. Martin
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Monitoring-System Development for a Bottom-Set Gillnet through Time-Domain Dynamic Simulations
Applied Sciences, 2019 This paper investigates the sensor-based monitoring feasibility of a bottom-set gillnet through time-domain dynamic simulations for various current and wave conditions and failure scenarios.
Chungkuk Jin +3 more
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Trends in Stranding and By-Catch Rates of Gray and Harbor Seals along the Northeastern Coast of the United States: Evidence of Divergence in the Abundance of Two Sympatric Phocid Species? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Harbor seals and gray seals are sympatric phocid pinnipeds found in coastal waters of the temperate and sub-Arctic North Atlantic. In the Northwest Atlantic, both species were depleted through a combination of subsistence hunts and government supported ...
David W Johnston +6 more
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Understanding Noncompliance with Protected Species Regulations in the Northeast USA Gillnet Fishery
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2015 Marine mammals and sea turtles in the United States are protected from commercial fishery interactions under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act.
Kathryn D Bisack, Chhandita eDas
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