According to the Seabird Tracking Database, "Research has provided estimates of global bycatch in gillnet and longline ...
As the recreational fishery chips away at shark populations outside the boundaries of scientists’ data books — and as a new ...
According to the Seabird Tracking Database, "Research has provided estimates of global bycatch in gillnet and longline fisheries: 400,000 and 160,000 seabirds per year, respectively." It's a major ...
Programs like PACE-VAQUITA were launched to enforce gillnet bans and provide economic support to fishermen ... A significant portion of shrimp caught in the vaquita’s habitat, which has a high bycatch ...
Charities say the unintended bycatch is a particular problem in prawn trawl fishery due to the small mesh size of the nets. The fisherman, who took the video and asked not to be named, said it did ...
The incidental capture of non-target species (bycatch) in tuna fisheries impacts some marine vertebrates, particularly species with vulnerable life histories such as manta and devil rays (mobulids).
In a major win for ocean conservation and ethical seafood sourcing, the U.S. government has agreed to halt seafood imports linked to deadly bycatch that harms whales, dolphins, and other marine life.