Seabird bycatch in European waters

I Ramírez, D Mitchell, A Vulcano, Y Rouxel… - Animal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The incidental capture (bycatch) of seabirds is a global conservation issue and a top threat
to European species that demands urgent conservation and management action. Here, we …

A review characterizing 25 ecosystem challenges to be addressed by an ecosystem approach to fisheries management in Europe

F Bastardie, EJ Brown, E Andonegi, R Arthur… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The impacts of fisheries on ocean resources are no longer considered in isolation but
should account for broader ecosystem effects. However, ongoing ecosystem-wide changes …

Inter-colony variation in predation, mercury burden and adult survival in a declining seabird

AM Calvert, SE Gutowsky, DA Fifield… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Migratory species with disjunct and localized breeding distributions, including many colonial
marine birds, pose challenges for management and conservation as their dynamics are …

Efficacy of time-area fishing restrictions and gear-switching as solutions for reducing seabird bycatch in gillnet fisheries

CE O'Keefe, SX Cadrin, G Glemarec… - Reviews in Fisheries …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the global scale of gillnet bycatch, universal measures that effectively reduce
bycatch of seabirds in gillnets have not been found. Bycatch in coastal gillnet fisheries is an …

Assessing seabird bycatch in gillnet fisheries using electronic monitoring

G Glemarec, L Kindt-Larsen, LS Lundgaard… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
The unintentional capture (bycatch) of seabirds in gillnet fisheries kills hundreds of
thousands of individuals annually and is thought to threaten the conservation of entire …

Bycatch mitigation in the West Greenland lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) fishery using modified gillnets

S Post, F Merkel, Z Bak-Jensen… - Royal Society …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Bycatch in gillnets is a global issue and mitigation measures that balance target species
catch rates, bycatch reduction and fisher support are scarce. In the North Atlantic lumpfish …

Looming-eyes buoys fail to reduce seabird bycatch in the Icelandic lumpfish fishery: depth-based fishing restrictions are an alternative

Y Rouxel, H Arnardóttir, S Oppel - Royal Society Open …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Bycatch in gillnets from lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) fisheries is an important conservation
issue in the north Atlantic, with up to 30 000 seabirds potentially killed each year. To date, no …

Natural and social science approaches are both needed to manage bird bycatch in small‐scale fisheries

I Psuty, J Całkiewicz - Aquatic Conservation: Marine and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Puck Bay is one of the most important resting and wintering places for seabirds in the Baltic
Sea. It is also an important, intensively used fishery ground for traditional small‐scale …

Reducing fisheries impacts on the seafloor: a bio-economic evaluation of policy strategies for improving sustainability in the Baltic Sea

F Bastardie, J Danto, MC Rufener, D van Denderen… - Fisheries …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Under the European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) and
Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), management organisations are directed to evaluate …

Using case studies to investigate cetacean bycatch/interaction under-reporting in countries with reporting legislation

CJ Basran, GM Sigurðsson - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Accurate reporting of cetacean bycatch in/interaction with fishing gear in fisher logbooks
would be of immense scientific value; however, despite some countries having mandatory …