This review article summarises the sources, occurrence, fate and effects of plastic waste in
the marine environment. Due to its resistance to degradation, most plastic debris will persist …

Fishing provides high quality seafood and creates employment and income for people
worldwide. Most of the capture methods used for fishing are, however, heavily dependent on …

Over the past 3 decades, the status of sea turtles and the need for their protection to aid
population recovery have increasingly captured the interest of government agencies, non …

Fisheries bycatch is a primary driver of population declines in several species of marine
megafauna (eg, elasmobranchs, mammals, seabirds, turtles). Characterizing the global …

Fisheries bycatch is considered the most serious threat globally to long‐lived marine
megafauna (eg, mammals, birds, turtles, elasmobranchs). However, bycatch assessments to …

Abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) can pose substantial ecological and
socioeconomic problems. Over the past decade there has been increasing international …

Sea turtle by‐catch data in the Mediterranean were reviewed and analysed with fishing
effort. The results indicate over 132 000 captures per year, with probably over 44 000 …

Overexploitation of bycatch and target species in marine capture fisheries is the most
widespread and direct driver of change and loss of global marine biodiversity. Bycatch in …

Marine mammal interactions with fisheries, such as bycatch and depredation, are a common
occurrence across commercial and small-scale fisheries. We conducted a systematic review …

There has been increasing recognition of the need to address adverse ecological and
socioeconomic effects of abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG). This …