Spatial and temporal variations in seabird bycatch: Incidental bycatch in the Norwegian coastal gillnet-fishery

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Bærum, Kim Magnus, Anker-Nilssen, Tycho, Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe, Fangel, Kirstin, Williams, Tom, Vølstad, Jon Helge
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: VDP::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480; VDP::Zoology and botany: 480; common guillemot; Northern Fulmar
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2592252; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212786

The general decline of seabird populations worldwide raises large concerns. Although multiple factors are interacting to cause the observed trends, increased mortality from incidental bycatch in fisheries has proven to be important for many species. However, the bulk of published knowledge is derive...