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 …

Many marine fish stocks are overexploited and considerable overcapacity exists in fishing
fleets worldwide. One of the reasons for the imbalance between resource availability and …

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

Over the past 4 decades there has been a growing concern for the conservation status of
elasmobranchs (sharks and rays). In 2002, the first elasmobranch species were added to …

Since the 1970s the role of fishery bycatch as a factor reducing, or limiting the recovery of,
marine mammal populations has been increasingly recognized. The proceedings of a 1990 …

Direct fisheries interactions pose a serious threat to the conservation of many populations
and some species of marine mammals. The most acute problem is bycatch, unintended …

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

Gillnets and traps often are considered to have fewer holistic environmental impacts than
active fishing gears. However, in addition to the targeted catches, gillnets and traps still …

Marine megafauna are critical for marine ecosystem health and their removal can cause
food webs to collapse. Methods to reduce marine megafauna mortality can result in conflict …

Synopsis (short abstract) The ecological and socio-economic problems caused by
abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) are increasingly of concern. Used …