… To evaluate the relationships among marine turtle bycatch rates, fishing effort, and bycatch
research coverage, we performed two different, but complementary analyses. First, for all …

… In this study, we compiled a comprehensive database of reported data on marine turtle
bycatch in multiple fishing gear categories worldwide from 1990–2011. Building on the RMU …

… to the bycatch of turtles that spend part of their life in Argentine waters. This study also
discusses the legal scenario of other marine species pertinent to marine turtle conservation, such …

… turtle bycatch in gillnets in this region among the highest in the world. For example, the turtle
bycatch … Mediterranean, a major bycatch hotspot, where 23 000 turtles were estimated as …

… marine megafauna is incidental capture or bycatch by fisheries. Characterizing megafauna
bycatch … magnitude of seabird, marine mammal, and sea turtle bycatch in three widely used …

This paper reviews the available information (observer programs, estimates, statutes,
regulations) for bycatch of marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds in fisheries of the United …

… Fixed and drift gillnets cause the greatest bycatch of small marine mammals, although
small cetaceans and pinnipeds also can be caught in purse seines and mid-water trawl nets. …

… fisheries impact multiple turtle species and genetic stocks. Our results illustrate the need
to set cumulative bycatch quotas for marine turtles, and to evaluate turtle bycatch at the …

… The second common pattern is that sea turtle bycatch is relatively rare (ie, bycatch data sets
… turtles). Although any one longline vessel has very few (or even no) encounters with turtles, …

… Our results with marine turtles in captivity demonstrate the importance of color in the turtles’
… dying bait blue is not effective in reducing sea turtle bycatch. Thus, we do not believe that …