Mitigating marine megafauna captures in fisheries
, 2020 The most widely applied decision-making process for balancing the trade-offs between conservation and development activities is the biodiversity mitigation process, implemented using environmental impact assessment supported by a conceptual ‘mitigation hierarchy’ framework.
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Discards in fisheries - a summary of three decades of research at IMARES and LEI [PDF]
Discards and the possible ecological and economic effects of discarding are a hot topic in discussions about sustainable fisheries. The perception of the effects of discarding differs between parties and it is influenced by the ecosystem functioning and ...
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Incidental catches of pelagic megafauna by the EU pelagic fleet in the Mauritanian exclusive economic zone during the year 2001 : results extracted from the scientific observer program [PDF]
, 2003 The joint project between the Netherlands Institute for Fisheries Research (RIVO) and the Mauritanian Institute for Oceanography and Fisheries Research (IMROP) has been initiated in 1998 in order to strengthen Mauritania’s capacity for research on stocks
Hofstede, R., ter
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Sessile and mobile components of a benthic ecosystem display mixed trends within a temperate marine reserve [PDF]
, 2015 Despite recent efforts to increase the global coverage of marine protected areas (MPAs), studies investigating the effectiveness of marine protected areas within temperate waters remain scarce.
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The Utility of Combining Stable Isotope and Hormone Analyses for Marine Megafauna Research
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018 Stable isotope and hormone analyses offer insight into the health, stress, nutrition, movements, and reproduction of individuals and populations. Such information can provide early warning signs or more in-depth details on the ecological and conservation
Alyson H. Fleming +4 more
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A 14-year time series of marine megafauna bycatch in the Italian midwater pair trawl fishery. [PDF]
Sci Data, 2022 Bonanomi S +4 more
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Experimental confirmation of protandric simultaneous hermaphroditism in a Caridean shrimp outside of the genus Lysmata [PDF]
, 2008 Caridean shrimps display a variety of sexual systems including gonochorism and various forms of protandry but rarely simultaneous hermaphroditism. Protandric simultaneous hermaphroditism (PSH) has thus far only been demonstrated in the genus Lysmata. The
Laubenheimer, Helio, Rhyne, Andrew L.
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First in situ observations of soft bottom megafauna from the Cascais Canyon head [PDF]
, 2015 We report the first in situ observations of soft bottom megafauna from the Cascais Canyon head. Observations were collected opportunistically during three technical dives with the ROV Luso between 460-805 m at two locations distanced 1,230 m.
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npj Ocean SustainabilityThe Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) aims to halt global biodiversity loss. However, its implementation process will need strategic financing particularly to address the divide between the Global North and Global South.
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Reducing Undesirable Environmental Impacts in the Marine Environment: A Review of Market-Based Incentive Management Measures [PDF]
Using the example of commercial fishing, this paper explores the potential of incentive based management measures as a means of reducing the undesirable impacts of industries operating within the marine environment.
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