Tackling the bycatch of Marine Megafauna in global gillnet fisheries | Bycatch Management Information System (BMIS)

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Birdlife International (2021) Tackling the bycatch of Marine Megafauna in global gillnet fisheries

Abstract

In March 2021, BirdLife International held a workshop examining the bycatch of Marine Megafauna in global gillnet fisheries, joined by nearly 90 multi-taxa and pluri-disciplinary experts from around the globe. We attempted to follow a holistic approach to understand the scale of work required to tackle this global conservation issue: from technical measures, to alternative gears, spatio-temporal fishing restrictions, including socio-economic and ecological considerations, to innovative technologies. Through this workshop, we identified several priority actions to help tackle gillnet bycatch across taxa: ...