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National Coalition for Marine Conservation's position statements on current fishery management issues such as longline fisheries, offshore aquaculture, marine protected areas and ecosystem-based management
Gulf’s yellowfin tuna longline fishery. Closing the Gulf to longlining, where and when the bluefin ... open access and promote their expansion. Meanwhile, we must continue to examine methods of reducing longline bycatch. Request more information about this issue. ATLANTIC-WIDE BILLFISH RECOVERY A priority for ICCAT ( ...
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NCMC Conservation News - effectiveness of longline time and area closures in US Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico meant to conserve swordfish, sailfish, marlin, dolphin and sharks
LONGLINE AREA CLOSURES US Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Longline bycatch reduction according to most recent data by NOAA Fisheries* NOAA Fisheries (formerly NMFS), in settling NCMC's lawsuit over swordfish, billfish and shark bycatch in the longline ...
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IWMC.org - FishNet USA #28 (September 27, 2005) - Nils Stolpe
The closed areas were selected because there was ... other than the questionable move of shutting down an experimental fishery designed to reduce longline bycatch even farther than it has been already through the mandatory use of state-of ...
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Turtles in trouble
Turtles become entangled in artisanal gill nets and fish ... lobster pots. Longline fisheries appear to be particularly damaging, and a recent study estimated that more than 50,000 leatherback turtles and 200,000 loggerhead turtles were taken as longline bycatch throughout ...
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WWF - Bycatch reduction
The first round of experiments with the artisanal longline fleet of Ecuador was completed in 2004. Workshops with fisher folk were initiated in ... to replace j-hooks with circle hooks in the longline industry. 6. Further training and follow-up as necessary. The future Longline bycatch is one important contributor to the offshore mortality ...
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Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department
Workshop For West African Scientists Held in Senegal (October 2007) Shark Depredation and Unwanted Bycatch in Pelagic Longline Fisheries: Industry Practices and Attitudes and Shark Avoidance Strategies A Collation and Summarization of ...
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NOAA Fisheries Feature
Atlantic sharks, should reduce bycatch through establishment of a shark research fishery, closing areas to bottom longline fishing, and a requirement for commercial vessels to maintain ... with trawl gear off Alaska. Proposed Rule for Regulations to Implement the Atlantic Pelagic Longline Take Reduction Plan (6/25/08) This proposed rule includes regulatory and non- ...
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Division of Migratory Bird Management, Bird Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Partners in Flight, FAO Consultation on Reduction of Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries
Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries Division of Migratory Bird Management Bird Conservation Table of Contents Partners in Flight Duck Stamp FAO Consultation on Seabird Bycatch Fatal Light Awareness Program(FLAP ...
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Migratory Bird Management, FAO Consultation on Reduction of Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries.
Longline fisheries in which seabird bycatch occurs are: tuna, broadbill (swordfish) and billfish ... demersal longline fisheries (areas, catches, technology and fishing effort) ; (2) review of the incidental catch of seabird in specific longline fisheries; and (3) a review of seabird bycatch ...
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Office of International Affairs - International Bycatch
Longline Fisheries and the FAO IPOA for the Conservation and Management of Sharks. The following links provide information on current NOAA bycatch initiatives. International Bycatch Activities Home ...
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