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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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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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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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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Grey seal induced catch losses in the herring gillnet fisheries in the northern Baltic
NAMMCO Scientific Publications, 2007 The interaction between grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) and the Baltic gillnet fishery for herring (Clupea harengus) during the period 2000-2005 was investigated, by comparing and contrasting 3 sources of information: data from the European Union (EU ...
Sara Königson +2 more
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High post-capture survival for sharks, rays and chimaeras discarded in the main shark fishery of Australia? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Most sharks, rays and chimaeras (chondrichthyans) taken in commercial fisheries are discarded (i.e. returned to the ocean either dead or alive). Quantifying the post-capture survival (PCS) of discarded species is therefore essential for the improved ...
Matias Braccini +2 more
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FishesOffshore wind farm (OWF) development raises concerns regarding potential conflicts with local fisheries and marine ecosystems. This study investigated the spatiotemporal dynamics of gillnet and trawl fisheries in the coastal waters off Changhua, Taiwan ...
Yan-Lun Wu +6 more
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