Fisheries bycatch is a threat to species of marine megafauna across the world's oceans.
Work over the past several decades has greatly advanced our understanding of the species …

The use of drifting fish aggregating devices (FADs) has become the dominant practice in
tropical tuna purse seine fishing. However, just as FADs can increase fishing efficiency, their …

This study provides a historical overview of the use of drifting fish aggregating devices
(DFADs) in purse seine fisheries since the early 1990s, using global tuna fisheries datasets …

A performance assessment was conducted of regional fisheries management
organizations'(RFMO s') bycatch governance, one element of an ecosystem approach to …

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 …

Effective use of spatial management in the pelagic realm presents special challenges due to
high fish and fisher mobility, limited knowledge and significant governance challenges. The …

Participatory decision tools enable stakeholders to reconcile conflicting natural resources
management objectives. Fisheries targeting highly productive species can have profound …

Death in fishing gear of non-target species (called 'bycatch') is a major concern for marine
wildlife, and mostly worrying for long-lived species like cetaceans, considering their …

Accurate data on discards, the proportion of the catch that fishers do not retain, is necessary
to achieve socioeconomically and ecologically sustainable fisheries. We review …

Effective fisheries management is reliant on the availability of accurate information, which
also provides the evidence base for certification against sustainability standards. In this …