Overfishing drives over one-third of all sharks and rays toward a global extinction crisis
The scale and drivers of marine biodiversity loss are being revealed by the International
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assessment process. We present the first …
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assessment process. We present the first …
Marine turtles of the African east coast: current knowledge and priorities for conservation and research
Although published literature regarding the 5 species of marine turtle found along the
continental African east coast has grown substantially over the last decades, a …
continental African east coast has grown substantially over the last decades, a …
Cetacean bycatch management in regional fisheries management organizations: Current progress, gaps, and looking ahead
B Elliott, M Tarzia, AJ Read - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Bycatch is the leading global threat to cetaceans, with at least 300,000 cetaceans estimated
to be killed each year in fisheries. Regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) …
to be killed each year in fisheries. Regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) …
Large floating abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) is frequent marine pollution in the Hawaiian Islands and Palmyra Atoll
SJ Royer, RN Corniuk, A McWhirter, HW Lynch IV… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) is a major source of marine debris with
significant ecological and economic consequences. We documented the frequency, types …
significant ecological and economic consequences. We documented the frequency, types …
Simulating drifting fish aggregating device trajectories to identify potential interactions with endangered sea turtles
Purse‐seine fishers using drifting fish aggregating devices (dFADs), mainly built with
bamboo, plastic buoys, and plastic netting, to aggregate and catch tropical tuna, deploy …
bamboo, plastic buoys, and plastic netting, to aggregate and catch tropical tuna, deploy …
New technologies to improve bycatch mitigation in industrial tuna fisheries
F Poisson, P Budan, S Coudray, E Gilman… - Fish and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
For many years, tremendous effort has been dedicated to developing new industrial tuna
fisheries, while their adverse impacts on threatened marine species have received relatively …
fisheries, while their adverse impacts on threatened marine species have received relatively …
Policy and transparency gaps for oceanic shark and rays in high seas tuna fisheries
MR Cronin, JE Amaral, AM Jackson… - Fish and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The incidental capture by marine fisheries as bycatch poses a global threat to pelagic sharks
and rays. In large, industrialized fisheries that often operate in areas beyond national …
and rays. In large, industrialized fisheries that often operate in areas beyond national …
Guarding net effects on landings and discards in Mediterranean trammel net fishery: Case analysis of Egadi Islands Marine Protected Area (Central Mediterranean …
Discards remain among the main negative impacts of fishing activities, and their reductions
are strengthened by the European Common Fisheries Policy (European Regulation …
are strengthened by the European Common Fisheries Policy (European Regulation …
[HTML][HTML] Reconsidering the longline ban in the Galapagos Marine Reserve
M Castrejón, O Defeo - Marine Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
In 2000, longline fishing was banned inside the Galapagos Marine Reserve to prevent
illegal fishing of sharks and bycatch of endangered, threatened, and protected (ETP) …
illegal fishing of sharks and bycatch of endangered, threatened, and protected (ETP) …
Perceptions and attitudes of residents toward small-scale longline tuna fishing in the Galapagos Marine Reserve: conservation and management implications
M Castrejón, O Defeo - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Longlining represents a cost-effective fishing modality for catching tuna, but its use is
contentious due to the unintended catch of endangered, threatened, and protected (ETP) …
contentious due to the unintended catch of endangered, threatened, and protected (ETP) …