Deep-water sharks are highly diverse, vulnerable, and understudied as a group, despite the
increasing pressures on their populations. Twenty-five species of deep-water sharks have …

This open access book provides a comprehensive examination of the European Landing
Obligation policy from many relevant perspectives. It includes evaluations of its impacts at …

In many countries, policies regarding reduction of unwanted catch and discards are crafted
in response to concerns regarding accountability, conservation, and waste as well as …

Both trophic structure and biomass flow within marine food webs are influenced by the
abiotic environment and anthropogenic stressors such as fishing. The abiotic environment …

Small-scale fisheries (SSF) use static gear which are thought to interact with marine
ecosystems more benignly than towed gear. Despite this, trammel nets, one of the most …

The increasing public perception that marine megafauna is under threat is an outstanding
incentive to investigate their essential habitats (EMH), their responses to human and climate …

Climate change is anticipated to have long-term and widespread direct consequences for
the European marine ecosystems and subsequently for the European fishery sector …

The introduction of the Landing Obligation in Europe has increased the need for fishers to
adopt more selective fishing practices, to avoid unwanted catches that would previously …

Elasmobranchs inhabiting depths beyond 200 m are extremely susceptible to
overexploitation but are extracted by fisheries around the world either as target species or as …

The Celtic Sea is a productive fishing ground, therefore identifying the relative importance of
fishing and environmental factors on fish stock dynamics is crucial for develo** our …