Fisheries bycatch is one of the biggest threats to marine mammal populations. A literature
review was undertaken to provide a comprehensive assessment and synopsis of gear …

Marine mammals can play important ecological roles in aquatic ecosystems, and their
presence can be key to community structure and function. Consequently, marine mammals …

The sustainable mitigation of human–wildlife conflicts has become a major societal and
environmental challenge globally. Among these conflicts, large marine predators feeding on …

The main issue affecting the conservation of most pinniped species has been identified as
interactions with fisheries and aquaculture. In South American waters in particular, this …

A measure proven successful in mitigating harbor porpoise bycatch, is the use of acoustic
deterrents, ie, pingers. However, most pingers are audible to seals. This may lead to seals …

The escalating conflict between gillnet fisheries and the growing seal populations in Baltic
Sea has increased the need to reduce direct effects in form of reduced or damaged catches …

To increase our understanding of the interaction between fish and baited fishing gear we
quantitatively described the behaviour of cod (Gadus morhua), saithe (Pollachius virens) …

Bycatch of protected species in static net fisheries is a global conservation concern and is
currently considered the dominant anthropogenic threat facing many marine mammal …

In many places, gillnet fishing is considered a conservation threat for air-breathing marine
species. Fish pots represent an alternative to gillnetting; however, due to their low catch …

In order to allow cod pots to be an alternative to gillnet fisheries, catch has to be increased.
In this study we evaluate pot entrance modifications as a means to increase pot catch …