Fisheries bycatch is one of the biggest threats to marine mammal populations. A literature
review was undertaken to provide a comprehensive assessment and synopsis of gear …

The history of global longline fishing illustrates the role of new technologies (eg vessel
innovations, freezers, fishing gear), the expansion of fishing grounds, and the operational …

The sustainable mitigation of human–wildlife conflicts has become a major societal and
environmental challenge globally. Among these conflicts, large marine predators feeding on …

Pelagic gillnet (driftnet) fisheries account for some 34% of Indian Ocean tuna catches. We
combined published results from 10 bycatch sampling programmes (1981-2016) in …

Shark depredation, where a shark partially or completely consumes an animal caught by
fishing gear before it can be retrieved to the fishing vessel, occurs in commercial and …

Bycatch and mortality in fishing gear poses a conservation threat worldwide to many marine
species. Resource managers and conservation scientists face challenges in identifying …

Demersal and pelagic longline fisheries involve frequent and geographically widespread
interactions with many individuals, populations, and species of marine mammals. Animals …

This paper provides a synthesis of results obtained as part of a long-term collaborative study
involving biologists, fishers, and resource managers—centring on the occurrence of killer …

Shark depredation, the full or partial removal of a hooked fish by a shark before it is landed,
is anecdotally increasing in the United States. Perceptions of depredation by anglers and …

Shark depredation, where a shark consumes a hooked fish before it can be retrieved to the
fishing vessel, can occur in recreational fisheries. This may cause higher mortality rates in …