There is a need to better understand the survivorship of discarded fishes, both for
commercial stocks and species of conservation concern. Within European waters, the …

Numerous marine taxa become entangled in anthropogenic marine debris, including
cartilaginous fishes (class: Chondrichthyes, eg elasmobranchs [sharks, skates and rays] …

This study comprised a meta-analysis of elasmobranch bycatch in commercial longline,
trawl, purse-seine and gillnet fisheries in order to obtain a general perspective of bycatch …

Drifting fish aggregating devices (dFADs) are human‐made floating objects widely used by
tropical tuna purse seine (PS) fisheries to increase catch of target species. However, dFAD …

Juvenile silky sharks Carcharhinus falciformis comprise the largest component of the
incidental elasmobranch catch taken in tropical tuna purse seine fisheries. During a …

Satellite telemetry as a tool in marine ecological research continues to adapt and grow and
has become increasingly popular in recent years to study shark species on a global scale. A …

Bycatch and mortality in fishing gear poses a conservation threat worldwide to many marine
species. Resource managers and conservation scientists face challenges in identifying …

Robust assessments of the effects of fishing require accounting for components of fishing
mortality, including post‐release fishing mortality (Fr). Random‐effects meta‐analysis …

Bycatch mortality is a major factor contributing to shark population declines. Post-release
mortality (PRM) is particularly difficult to quantify, limiting the accuracy of stock assessments …

Silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) represent a major component of global shark catch,
both directly and as bycatch, and populations are declining as a result. An improved …