Context The pelagic longline fishery has implemented bycatch mitigation measures to
reduce sea turtle bycatch, but little attention has been given to their side effects on other …

Abstract Stenson, GB, Benjamins, S., and Reddin, DG 2011. Using bycatch data to
understand habitat use of small cetaceans: lessons from an experimental driftnet fishery …

Bycatch is the most significant and immediate threat to cetacean populations at the global
scale. Here we review available information on cetacean bycatch in industrial and small …

Sea turtle bycatch in pelagic longline fishing gear is an ongoing threat to the conservation of
sea turtle populations. However, these bycatch events do not occur uniformly in space or …

Global fisheries landings have averaged approximately 90 x 106 metric tons since the
1980s (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [FAO] 2004; Pauly et al …

The Atlantic Ocean hosts a major part of the world's leatherback population, with the largest
rookeries being located in the northern part of South America (Suriname/French Guiana) …

Fishing selects imperfectly for the target species and as a result, many non-target species
are incidentally caught. The incidental capture of non-target species is referred to as …

Time-area closures are a valuable tool for mitigating fisheries bycatch. There is increasing
recognition that dynamic closures, which have boundaries that vary across space and time …

In 1992, the eastern Canadian gillnet fisheries for northern cod and Atlantic salmon were
largely closed. These large-scale fishery closures resulted in the removal of tens of …

Blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) and sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) are ecologically
important predators and valuable species throughout the world's recreational, commercial …