This paper reviews the use of acoustic telemetry as a tool for addressing issues in fisheries
management, and serves as the lead to the special Feature Issue of Ecological Applications …

Many exploited fish and macroinvertebrates that utilize the coastal zone have declined, and
the causes of these declines, apart from overfishing, remain largely unresolved. Degradation …

Otter trawling for fish is one of the world's most productive yet problematic fishing methods
due to its bycatch and discards; issues that have been mitigated in some fisheries by …

There is a need to better understand the survivorship of discarded fishes, both for
commercial stocks and species of conservation concern. Within European waters, the …

Fishing provides high quality seafood and creates employment and income for people
worldwide. Most of the capture methods used for fishing are, however, heavily dependent on …

Fish stress and mortality can be significant problems in both capture and culture operations.
In addition to inexpensive and real‐time metrics, ones that are simple to use are also …

Mobile bottom contact gear such as trawls is widely considered to have the highest
environmental impact of commonly used fishing gears, with concern about impact on benthic …

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

The assumption that animals released from fishing gears survive has frequently been
scrutinized by researchers in recent years. Mortality estimates from these research efforts …

There is a widely recognized need to understand and reduce the incidental effects of marine
fishing on non-target animals. Previous research on marine bycatch has largely focused on …