Marine mammal interactions with fisheries, such as bycatch and depredation, are a common
occurrence across commercial and small-scale fisheries. We conducted a systematic review …

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 …

Marine mammals can play important ecological roles in aquatic ecosystems, and their
presence can be key to community structure and function. Consequently, marine mammals …

Since the 1970s the role of fishery bycatch as a factor reducing, or limiting the recovery of,
marine mammal populations has been increasingly recognized. The proceedings of a 1990 …

According to a recent World Bank report, the intensification of global fishing effort and the
ensuing depletion of marine fish stocks causes economic losses of 50billion US dollars …

Small-scale fisheries in Peru constitute an important source of food and employment for
coastal communities where fish is the single most important natural resource. Utilizing …

Recent case studies have highlighted high bycatch mortality of sea turtles and marine
mammals in artisanal fisheries, but in most countries there are few data on artisanal fishing …

Over the last few decades, evidence of marine vertebrate bycatch has been collected for a
range of industrial fisheries. It has recently been acknowledged that large impacts may also …

Found in the coastal waters of all continents, gillnets are the largest component of small-
scale fisheries for many countries. Numerous studies show that these fisheries often have …

Small-scale fisheries can greatly impact threatened marine fauna. Peru's small-scale
elasmobranch gillnet fishery captures thousands of sharks and rays each year, and …