Assessing incidental bycatch of seabirds in Norwegian coastal commercial fisheries: Empirical and methodological lessons

Assessing incidental bycatch of seabirds in Norwegian coastal commercial fisheries: Empirical and methodological lessons

With diminishing seabird populations and little knowledge on incidental bycatch in fisheries in the Northeast Atlantic, this study aimed to screen seabird bycatch in Norwegian coastal fisheries in 2009. The purpose was to 1) quantify magnitude of seabird bycatch rates and estimate total bycatch from...

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Main Authors: Kirstin Fangel, Øystein Aas, Jon Helge Vølstad, Kim Magnus Bærum, Signe Christensen-Dalsgaard, Kjell Nedreaas, Modulf Overvik, Line Camilla Wold, Tycho Anker-Nilssen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
Subjects:
Unintentional bycatch
Waterbirds
Small vessel fishery
Gillnets
Longlines
Northeast Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989415000621

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