Nephrops norvegicus (L.) is widely distributed in the north‐east Atlantic and Mediterranean.
The species forms burrows in muddy sediments and is found wherever conditions are …

Anarhichas lupus is a boreo‐Arctic species with biological characteristics often associated
with vulnerability to overexploitation. Although not commercially targeted in the North Sea, A …

More than 50% of the world's total marine catch (approximately 81 million tonnes) is
harvested using towed fishing gears (ie Danish seines, dredges and otter and beam trawls) …

Long-line by-catch of albatrosses and petrels may soon lead to species extinctions. Set-net
bycatch has caused major reductions in certain seabird populations. Some fisheries may …

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

Most types of fishery produce discards and offal in considerable quantities which are fed
upon by seabirds. This paper demonstrates the importance to seabirds of fishery waste in …

Discards refer to that part of the catch returned to the sea during fishing operations. This
study assesses the consequences, causes, and potential solutions to the discard problem …

The increase in commercial fisheries production over the last 50 years has been
accompanied by an increase in the level of incidental catch and discarding of a number of …

Cryptic, not readily detectable, components of fishing mortality are not routinely accounted
for in fisheries management because of a lack of adequate data, and for some components …

Discarding is an issue of increasing concern and there is a growing number of studies
aiming at estimating discard amounts and characteristics. However, the sampling design …