Understanding impacts of fisheries bycatch on marine megafauna

RL Lewison, LB Crowder, AJ Read… - Trends in ecology & …, 2004‏ - cell.com
Hunting by humans played a major role in extirpating terrestrial megafauna on several
continents and megafaunal loss continues today in both terrestrial and marine ecosystems …

Recovery of marine animal populations and ecosystems

HK Lotze, M Coll, AM Magera, C Ward-Paige… - Trends in ecology & …, 2011‏ - cell.com
Many marine populations and ecosystems have experienced strong historical depletions,
yet reports of recoveries are increasing. Here, we review the growing research on marine …

Global catches, exploitation rates, and rebuilding options for sharks

B Worm, B Davis, L Kettemer, CA Ward-Paige… - Marine Policy, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Adequate conservation and management of shark populations is becoming increasingly
important on a global scale, especially because many species are exceptionally vulnerable …

Global patterns of marine mammal, seabird, and sea turtle bycatch reveal taxa-specific and cumulative megafauna hotspots

RL Lewison, LB Crowder, BP Wallace… - Proceedings of the …, 2014‏ - pnas.org
Recent research on ocean health has found large predator abundance to be a key element
of ocean condition. Fisheries can impact large predator abundance directly through targeted …

Global research priorities for sea turtles: informing management and conservation in the 21st century

M Hamann, MH Godfrey, JA Seminoff, K Arthur… - Endangered species …, 2010‏ - int-res.com
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 …

Defining and estimating global marine fisheries bycatch

RWD Davies, SJ Cripps, A Nickson, G Porter - Marine Policy, 2009‏ - Elsevier
Unselective fishing catches non-target organisms as 'bycatch'—an issue of critical ocean
conservation and resource management concern. However, the situation is confused …

Key issues in assessing threats to sea turtles: knowledge gaps and future directions

MMPB Fuentes, E McMichael, CY Kot… - Endangered species …, 2023‏ - int-res.com
Sea turtles are an iconic group of marine megafauna that have been exposed to multiple
anthropogenic threats across their different life stages, especially in the past decades. This …

Considering indigenous peoples and local communities in governance of the global ocean commons

MK Vierros, AL Harrison, MR Sloat, GO Crespo… - Marine Policy, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The United Nations are currently negotiating a new international legally-binding
instrument to govern the global ocean commons, a vast area beyond national jurisdiction …

Impacts of fisheries bycatch on marine turtle populations worldwide: toward conservation and research priorities

BP Wallace, CY Kot, AD DiMatteo, T Lee… - …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Fisheries bycatch is considered the most serious threat globally to long‐lived marine
megafauna (eg, mammals, birds, turtles, elasmobranchs). However, bycatch assessments to …

Global patterns of marine turtle bycatch

BP Wallace, RL Lewison, SL McDonald… - Conservation …, 2010‏ - Wiley Online Library
Fisheries bycatch is a primary driver of population declines in several species of marine
megafauna (eg, elasmobranchs, mammals, seabirds, turtles). Characterizing the global …