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 …

Autotomy, the self‐induced loss of a body part, occurs throughout Animalia. A lizard
dropping its tail to escape predation is an iconic example, however, autotomy occurs in a …

Le chalutage de fond cause une perturbation générale des sédiments sur les plates-formes
marines et peut avoir un impact négatif sur la faune benthique. Nous avons évalué sur une …

More than 50% of the world's total marine catch (approximately 81 million tonnes) is
harvested using towed fishing gears (ie Danish seines, dredges and otter and beam trawls) …

Bottom trawling has widespread impacts on benthic communities and habitats. While the
direct impacts of trawl disturbances on benthic communities have been extensively studied …

Abstract 'Autotomy'refers to the adaptive detachment of animal body parts where this serves
a defensive function, is achieved by an intrinsic mechanism, and is nervously mediated. With …

Reparative regeneration is defined as the replacement of lost adult body parts and is a
phenomenon widespread yet highly variable among animals. This raises the question of …

The Clyde Sea Nephrops fishery produces ca. 25 000ty− 1 discards with invertebrates
accounting for up to 90% of the number of animals discarded. Trawling and handling of the …

Eriocheir sinensis, as an emerging aquaculture species, has become more popular in
Chinese pond culture. However, high density stocking has usually caused high limb …

Abstract The Clyde Sea Nephrops fishery produces large amounts of invertebrate discards.
Of these, up to 80%(by numbers) are echinoderms, including the starfish Asterias rubens …