To address the challenges of the Landing Obligation, fishers need to be able to adjust the
selective performance of each fishing operation in response to what they observe on the …

Bycatch is the unwanted or non-target part of the catch taken by fishermen. It is either
discarded at sea or used for human or animal consumption. The capture of bycatch may …

We used scientific observer data to determine which fish species were caught on tuna
longlines, and to estimate the catch per unit effort (CPUE) and the number of fish caught by …

In the context of the Common Fisheries Policy reform, the need for decreasing discards has
been highlighted in discussions on the implementation of a discard ban. While most of the …

Discussions of by-catch are usually restricted to the commercial fishing sector. Several
papers and reviews (Dayton et al. 1995; Hall 1996; Greenstreet and Rogers 2000; Bache …

Although bycatch has been an acknowledged component of fishery management for many
years, its explosive growth as a major management issue has occurred over the past …

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 …

Indian Ocean tuna fisheries have been carried out since ancient times with the development
of local fisheries near the coast and around islands of the Indian Ocean. Because most tuna …

Over the past decade there has been concern about the bycatch of seabirds, turtles and
sharks in fishing operations, in particular longline and trawl fisheries. The incidental mortality …