Working Group on Bycatch of Protected Species (WGBYC) ...
The Working Group on Bycatch of Protected Species (WGBYC) was established in 2007 and col-lates and analyses information from across the Northeast Atlantic and adjacent sea areas (Baltic, Mediterranean and Black Seas) related to the bycatch in commercial fishing operations of pro-tected and sensitiv...
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ICES Scientific Reports
2024
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.21602322.v1 https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/report/Working_Group_on_Bycatch_of_Protected_Species_WGBYC_/21602322/1 |
| Summary: | The Working Group on Bycatch of Protected Species (WGBYC) was established in 2007 and col-lates and analyses information from across the Northeast Atlantic and adjacent sea areas (Baltic, Mediterranean and Black Seas) related to the bycatch in commercial fishing operations of pro-tected and sensitive species including marine mammals, seabirds, turtles and sensitive fish spe-cies. WGBYC seeks to describe and improve understanding of the likely impacts of fishing activities on affected populations, to inform on the suitability of existing at-sea monitoring programmes for assessing sensitive species bycatch, and to collate information on bycatch mitigation efforts. In 2022, the WG hybrid meeting addressed seven Terms of Reference (ToR). The report provides an overview of data collection activities during 2021 including details of reported monitoring and fishing effort data, and bycatch records that were submitted to the WGBYC database in 2022 following a formal data call. Data were requested from 17 of the 20 ... |
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