Seabird bycatch in pelagic longline fisheries is grossly underestimated when using only haul data. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 Hundreds of thousands of seabirds are killed each year as bycatch in longline fisheries. Seabirds are predominantly caught during line setting but bycatch is generally recorded during line hauling, many hours after birds are caught. Bird loss during this
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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
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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.
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Biodiversity offsets: a cost-effective interim solution to seabird bycatch in fisheries? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 The concept of biodiversity offsets is well established as an approach to environmental management. The concept has been suggested for environmental management in fisheries, particularly in relation to the substantial numbers of non-target species ...
Sean Pascoe, Chris Wilcox, C Josh Donlan
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Risk Factors for Seabird Bycatch in a Pelagic Longline Tuna Fishery. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Capture in global pelagic longline fisheries threatens the viability of some seabird populations. The Hawaii longline tuna fishery annually catches hundreds of seabirds, primarily Laysan (Phoebastria immutabilis) and black-footed (P.
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Overlap of nonbreeding wandering albatrosses with fisheries and implications for colony-specific population trajectories at South Georgia. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract Bycatch in fisheries is one of the most serious threats to pelagic seabirds, causing major population declines. Mitigation measures can reduce bycatch substantially, but many fisheries fail to apply best practices, and seabird mortality remains high.
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Assessing responses of reef island seabirds to environmental and anthropogenic drivers. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract Tropical insular ecosystems face escalating, cumulative impacts of land‐ and sea‐based ecological threats that jeopardize the long‐term sustainability of their native communities. This joint vulnerability is epitomized by reef island seabirds, which are exposed to reef decline and coastal erosion driven by climate change, reduction in prey ...
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Estimating the total mortality of seabirds following a marine heat wave. [PDF]
Conserv BiolAbstract Marine heat waves detrimentally affect a range of marine species, including seabirds, and are increasing in frequency and severity. When thousands of dead seabirds wash up on beaches, the public becomes concerned. However, the number of dead birds recorded on beaches is only a fraction of the total mortality; most birds perish at sea.
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2015 Competition with fisheries and incidental capture in fishing gear are the major current threats for seabirds at sea. Fishing is a traditional activity in Portugal and is mainly composed of a great number of small vessels.
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The Development of DNA Markers to Resolve Uncertainties of Seabird Bycatch Identification From Longline Fisheries in Australian Waters [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionIncidental mortality in fisheries is a major driver of population declines for albatrosses and petrels globally. However, accurate identification of species can be difficult due to the poor condition of bycaught birds and/or visual similarities between ...
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