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A Global Assessment of Fisheries Bycatch and Discards

A Global Assessment of Fisheries Bycatch and Discards

This site provides a technical report summarizing hundreds of research papers on this global issue. Offers definitions and presents bycatch by gear type, target species and fishing area. Includes overviews of biological and ecological, economic, and social/cultural impacts of the practice. Provides data and case studies by region and fishery, and proposes possible solutions.... Show More

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