Blood sampling through the caudal vasculature is a widely used technique in fish biology for
investigating organismal health and physiology. In live fishes, it can provide a quick, easy …

There is a widely recognized need to understand and reduce the incidental effects of marine
fishing on non-target animals. Previous research on marine bycatch has largely focused on …

Behavioral responses of fishes to variability in environmental conditions and habitat quality
are central to population-level demographic processes. Although field surveys can correlate …

Reducing animal stress and mortality associated with bycatch and discard in fishing,
aquaculture, and live-market trade depends upon improvements in fishing gear and the …

Decapod crustacean welfare is not only an ethical consideration for legislative purposes.
Under culture and fishery settings, poor environmental conditions and operator practices …

Abstract The European Commission landing obligation, including species-specific “high
survival” exemptions, has established a need for accurate discard survival estimates. This …

The hemolymph of the American horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, is harvested from
over 500,000 animals annually to produce Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL), a medically …

Populations of tunas, billfishes and pelagic sharks are fished at or over capacity in many
regions of the world. They are captured by directed commercial and recreational fisheries …

Species that have a high likelihood of surviving the discarding process have become great
concern since the European Union reformed the Common Fisheries Policy and enacted a …

The paucity of data on discard mortality in the commercial blue crab fishery contributes
significant uncertainty to stock assessments. The reflex action mortality predictor (RAMP) …