Bycatch of protected, endangered, and threatened species (PETS). Replacing advice provided in 2021 ...
Please note: The present advice replaces the advice given in December 2021 for bycatch of protected, endangered, and threatened species. ICES summarizes new bycatch information on marine mammals, seabirds, and marine turtles in 2019 and 2020, based on reported bycatch data received through an ICES d...
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ICES Advice: Recurrent Advice
2024
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.21701321 https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/Bycatch_of_protected_endangered_and_threatened_species_PETS_Replacing_advice_provided_in_2021/21701321 |
| Summary: | Please note: The present advice replaces the advice given in December 2021 for bycatch of protected, endangered, and threatened species. ICES summarizes new bycatch information on marine mammals, seabirds, and marine turtles in 2019 and 2020, based on reported bycatch data received through an ICES data call. The available monitoring data for 2017–2020 are used to highlight species, métiers, and ecoregions where bycatch may be of particular concern. The average bycatch rate of marine mammals was 0.02 specimens per monitored day-at-sea. The highest bycatch rates were observed for the harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena (0.23) in set gillnets in Icelandic Waters, for the common dolphin Delphinus delphis (0.19) in bottom pair trawl fisheries in the Bay of Biscay and Iberian Coast, and for grey seals Halichoerus grypus (0.19) in set gillnets in the Celtic Seas ecoregions. The average bycatch rate of seabirds was 0.05 with higher values being associated with nets and/or line fisheries and the highest bycatch rate ... |
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