Incidental captures (bycatch) remain a key global conservation threat for cetaceans. Bycatch
of harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena in set gillnets is routinely monitored in European …

Increasing competition for marine space requires the appropriate development of indicators
to best represent the use of marine areas and the value (whether economic, social and/or …

Bycatch is the most significant threat to marine mammals globally. There are increasing
requirements for national governments to fulfil their obligations to international agreements …

A rise in pinniped-fisheries interactions has been observed due to the global decline in fish
populations primarily attributed to overfishing, and/or due to the recent population recovery …

The management and conservation of biodiversity relies on information on both the
abundance of species and the potential impact of threats. Globally, one of the largest threats …

The coastal waters off Western Iberia are an important fishing ground and a marine
megafauna foraging area. Overlap between fishery target species and the diet of several air …

Marine harmful algal blooms (HAB) have been implicated in marine mammal die-offs; but
the relationship between sub-lethal algal toxicity and marine mammal vulnerability to human …

Reducing the capture of non-target species and juvenile fishes through a variety of gear
modifications and bycatch reduction devices are presumed to provide long-term biological …

Aim Artisanal fisheries account for 40% of the world's fisheries catch, yet its environmental
impacts remain poorly understood. This is especially the case in develo** countries. In …

Bycatch is recognized as the primary threat to the viability of marine mammal populations.
Given that bycatch levels display strong variations in space and time, knowledge of …