The dusky shark is currently listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN, but populations continue to decline. The dusky shark is one of the slowest-growing, latest-maturing sharks, bearing small litters after a glong gestation period. These characteristics make the shark especially vulnerable to depletion by fisheries. In the Northwest Atlantic, dusky sharks began to decline in the 1970s, when […]
October 2021
Consortium seeks economist | Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction
The Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch has been featured in the August 22, 2011 New York Times Science article, “Fishing Gear is Altered to Ease Collateral Costs to Marine Life”. “The seafood on your plate is not the only animal that gave its life to feed you,” is one of the messages from Tim Werner, […]
Grantees for the Global Fund for Marine Mammal Bycatch Solutions | Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction
The Global Bycatch Exchange is pleased to announce the first round of grantees for the Global Fund for Marine Mammal Bycatch Solutions Grant Recipient: Green Balkans Project Location: Bulgaria Project Title: BLACK SEA HARBOUR PORPOISE (Phocoena phocoena relicta) BYCATCH MITIGATION IN THE BULGARIAN WATERS OF THE BLACK SEA Grant Award: $24,000 Summary of Project: Black Sea harbour porpoise (Phocoena […]
Marine Mammal Bycatch Solutions funding! Applications due by December 31, 2020. | Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction
The grant application period is now closed. We are currently reviewing submissions and will announce the award winner(s) as soon as possible. Reports from past grantees can be accessed here: https://www.bycatch.org/content/funding-opportunities.