NOAA Fisheries Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (US) 1
Humpback Entanglement Rescue (NZ) 3
2011 International Smart Gear Competition (US) 5
Namibia’s Demersal Longline Hake Fishery and the Albatross Task Force 6
Preliminary Report of the Dynamics of Large Whale Entanglements in Fishing Gear Workshop (US) 7
International Symposium on Circle Hooks (US) 12
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| BCNN Mar-Apr 2011.pdf | 452.61 KB |
Development of Mitigation Strategies:New Zealand Inshore Fisheries 1
Fishers Turn the Regulatory Tide (AU) 3
Coral Triangle Fishers Forum an Inspiring Success (VN) 4
Analysis of 2004-2007 Vessel-Specific Seabird Bycatch Data in Alaska Demersal Longline Fisheries (USA) 5
Pro Delphinus Announces Commencement of the Darwin Sustainable Artisanal Fisheries Initiative (PE) 6
Recommendations to Reduce Bycatch in the Hawaii-based Longline Fisheries (USA) 7
International Symposium on Circle Hooks in Research, Management and Conservation (USA) 9
Mentoring Inventive Fishermen – a Priority in 2011 (NZ) 9
Recognition for Rescuing Turtles (MY) 10
Sabah TEDS Seminar:Bringing Stakeholders to the Table (MY) 11
The Legacy of Sinkey Boone (USA) 15
Rare Snubfin Dolphins on Collision Course in Roebuck Bay (AU) 17
Recent Report on Whale Depredation Mitigation (NC) 20
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| BCNN Nov-Dec 2010.pdf | 1.04 MB |
The Role of International Law in Combating Seabird Bycatch (NL) 2
Albatross Task Force – Developments in Bycatch Offsetting (SA) 3
Industry-Wide Group Focuses Attention on Discards (UK) 4
Deserted Ocean – A Social History of Depletion (Review) (AU) 5
Conservation Measures Needed to Reverse Overfishing of Indian Ocean Tuna (US) 6
Upcoming Conference 7
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| BCNN May-June 2010.pdf | 124.54 KB |
SEAFO Sets the Gold Standard for Bycatch Mitigation (SA/UK) 1
Bycatch of Protected Species and Other Species of Concern in US East Coast Commercial Fisheries (US) 3
Seabird Fact Sheets for South America (NZ) 3
Seafish – New Developments in 2009: Scotland 4
WWF International Smartgear Competition Winners: 2009 (US) 7
NOAA Fisheries Service Approves Final Rule Implementing Modifications to the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan (HPTRP) (US) 11
Upcoming Conferences 2010 -2011 (INT) 13
Researching Bycatch in Tuna Fisheries, Exploring New Technologies and Best Practices Susan Jackson, International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (USA) 15
Employment Opportunity, Boston USA 16
Longline Terminal Gear Identification Guide (NC) 1
Illegal Fishers Escape the Spotlight(AU) 3
Field Testing of Barium Sulphate Gillnets in Argentina (USA) 4
Seabird Interactions with Paravanes and Mitigation Measures (USA) 4
Recent Bycatch Meeting Updates (NZ) 6
Italy Condemned by the European Court of Justice (IT) 7
Deserted Ocean: A Social History of Depletion (USA) 7
Sabah TEDs – Project Update (MY)1
Safe Leads for Safe Heads (AU) 3
Project AWARE’S Cleanup Day, Sept 19 (AU) 4
Blue Whale Reveals a Sobering Reminder About the Threats of Marine Debris (NZ) 5
Bycatch Reduction in French Guiana Shrimp Fisheries (GF) 6
NZ Sea Lions Miss Out on Bumper Squid Season (NZ) 7
Traps Killing Off Platypuses (AU) 8
False Killer Whale Bycatch in the Longline Exclusion Zone of the Main Hawaiian Islands (USA) 9
BirdLife Global Seabird Programme Launches Seabird Bycatch Mitigation Fact Sheets (AU) 13
The Harbour Porpoise in the Southern North Sea: Abundance, Threats, Research and Management Proposals (BE/NL) 14
Hope for Turtles in the Americas (CO) 15
Longline Terminal Gear Identification Guide (NC) 1
Illegal Fishers Escape the Spotlight(AU) 3
Field Testing of Barium Sulphate Gillnets in Argentina (USA) 4
Seabird Interactions with Paravanes and Mitigation Measures (USA) 4
Recent Bycatch Meeting Updates (NZ) 6
Italy Condemned by the European Court of Justice (IT) 7
Deserted Ocean: A Social History of Depletion (USA) 7
The incidental capture and mortality of non-target animals resulting from fishing activity.
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