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Submitted by Kate McClellan on January 21, 2014 – 12:11 The 20th Biennial Conference on Marine Mammals was held at Otago University in Dunedin, New Zealand from December 9 to 13, 2013. Over 1000 scientists came together from around the world for 357 talks and about 400 posters about marine mammals. This year’s theme was “Marine […]

Submitted by Kate McClellan on November 19, 2013 – 17:12 The workshop covered topics such as time-area closures, as well as several methods under evaluation in different parts of the world for reducing the bycatch and subsequent mortality of odontocetes in longline gear, including acoustic deterrents, weak hooks, and net sleeves.Many questions remain in understanding the […]

Species:  Photo: Mass DMF, taken under NOAA 50 CFR 222.310 with authorization of the ESA Distribution:  Circumglobal in tropical to sub-polar waters Bycatch Threat:  Longlines, gillnets, trawls, pot/traps IUCN Status:  The worldwide decline in leatherback turtles has been caused, in part, by bycatch in fisheries. Leatherback turtles most often entangled or hooked externally in pelagic […]

Species:  Distribution:  Estuarine and freshwater habitats of the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific; also found in coastal waters of this region Bycatch Threat:  IUCN Status:  Vulnerable, with five Critically Endangered subpopulations The principal threat to the Irrawaddy dolphin throughout much of its range is accidental entanglement in gillnets (Smith et al 2007). Freshwater populations of the […]

Submitted by ezollett on January 13, 2009 – 15:52 Authors:  Tilzey, R., S. Goldsworthy, M. Cawthorn, N. Calvert, D. Hamer, S. Russell, P. Shaughnessy, B. Wise, and C. Stewardson Journal/Publisher Name:  Australian Government, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Bureau of Rural Sciences, Project No. 2001/008 Contact information:  Fisheries Research and Development Corporation PO Box 222 […]

Surrounding nets enclose fish in net from both sides and bottom, effectively preventing escape. Purse seine nets have a purse cable running through purse rings hanging from the bottom edge of the net. This allows the net to be drawn closed when the cable is tightened. Purse seine nets can be operated by one or […]

Authors:  Broadhurst, M.K., Brand, C.P. and Kennelly, S.J. Journal/Publisher Name:  Fisheries Research Contact information:  Three codends 1. a control, 2. a simplified Nordmore-grid and 3. one with a radial escape section were tested aboard trawl vessels off New South Wales Australia, to determine the effects on the catch of bycatch and target species.  The codend […]

Submitted by Kate McClellan on July 9, 2012 – 10:32 While most of the research and development of bycatch reduction methods is focused in developed nations and commercial fisheries, some of the most severe coastal gillnet bycatch challenges are likely to be found in artisanal gillnet fisheries in developing nations. Efforts to address challenges in […]

Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia, Puerto Madryn, Argentina9 am – 5 pmConveners: Tim Werner, Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction, New England Aquarium, USA; Kike Crespo, CENPAT, Argentina Purpose: Gillnet bycatch continues to be the most immediate threat to many endangered marine animals worldwide, including a large number of small cetaceans and pinnipeds. In a few areas, […]

Sign Up To Receive News Updates Chatham Albatross Chatham albatross are caught in a variety of longline and trawl fisheries in the southeast Pacific Ocean.  Known mortality from bycatch has been observed in ling demersal and tuna pelagic longline fisheries (…

Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA The workshop will focus on assessing the state of the art in gillnet bycatch mitigation techniques and developing recommendations regarding best practices, including an identification of research priorities for the future. Organizers:  Michael Simpkins, Chief, Protected Species Branch, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Tim Werner, Director, Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction, New […]

The Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction has been working collaboratively with the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) to identify innovative fishing gears and methods that are practical for fishermen but also reduce the frequency and severity of large whale entanglements from vertical lines (ropes that extend from the ocean surface to the trap on the ocean […]

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, […]

Species:  Photo: Graham Robertson, Australian Antarctic Division Distribution:  Southeast Pacific; breeds only in a small area of the Chatham Islands of New Zealand Population:  Around 5,000 breeding pairs Bycatch Threat:  IUCN Status:  Chatham albatross are caught in a variety of longline and trawl fisheries in the southeast Pacific Ocean.  Known mortality from bycatch has been […]