A considerable amount of the existing knowledge of discards in the Mediterranean Sea is
presented. Discarding highly varies along the basin both geographically and among the …

Bycatch–a term widely used to refer to part of the catch unintentionally caught during a
fishing operation, in addition to target species, and consisting of the discards and incidental …

Shell fragments are important components of many Recent and fossil marine benthic
ecosystems and can provide crucial information on past and present environmental …

More than 50% of the world's total marine catch (approximately 81 million tonnes) is
harvested using towed fishing gears (ie Danish seines, dredges and otter and beam trawls) …

There is a widely recognized need to understand and reduce the incidental effects of marine
fishing on non-target animals. Previous research on marine bycatch has largely focused on …

A trophic mass-balance model was developed to characterise the food web structure and
functioning of the Northern and Central Adriatic Sea and to quantify the ecosystem impacts …

Several populations of odontocete cetaceans, including at least 19 species, have modified
their behavior and adapted to foraging in association with trawlers. We review information …

Reducing animal stress and mortality associated with bycatch and discard in fishing,
aquaculture, and live-market trade depends upon improvements in fishing gear and the …

Discarding is an issue of increasing concern and there is a growing number of studies
aiming at estimating discard amounts and characteristics. However, the sampling design …

Behavioral responses of fishes to variability in environmental conditions and habitat quality
are central to population-level demographic processes. Although field surveys can correlate …