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Analysis on Bycatch Mitigation Measures and Alternative Fishing Methods Published

A new ASCOBANS report detailing a cost-benefit analysis for mitigation measures in fisheries with high bycatch is launched today.  The report, authored by Fiona L. Read, reviews the implementation cost and pros and cons of different bycatch mitigation measures and alternative fishing methods.
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Short-beaked Common Dolphin. © Peter G.H. Evans

New ASCOBANS Report on Cetacean Bycatch Monitoring Methods

A new report detailing a cost-benefit analysis of bycatch monitoring methods aboard commercial fishing vessels is launched today.  The report is authored by Grant P. Course, and aims to present the methods available, and to aid fisheries to choose the most suitable option for their needs.
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Monitoring Cetacean Bycatch: An Analysis of Different Methods Aboard Commercial Fishing Vessels - ASCOBANS Technical Series No.1

Monitoring Cetacean Bycatch: An Analysis of Different Methods Aboard Commercial Fishing Vessels - ASCOBANS Technical Series No.1

This report reviews, describes and evaluates the different monitoring options that are available for obtaining counts of the number of cetacean bycatches that occur in European fisheries.

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Hundreds of dead dolphins washing up on French coast after being trapped in fishing nets

‘For the last three years, we’ve seen more than 1,000 deaths’ annually, says marine biologist Morgane Perri

The Independent

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Is Iceland Losing its Taste for Whaling?

No whale hunts in Iceland last year were just one sign of the public's fading appetite for whale meat.

The Revelator

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Counting Whales From Space: scientists and engineers plan hi-tech effort

An aquarium and an engineering firm in Massachusetts are working on a project to better protect whales – by monitoring them from space.

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Once close to extinction, western South Atlantic humpback population close to full recovery

New research finds that the western South Atlantic humpback population is well on its way to recovering from the devastating impacts of commercial whaling.

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Mediterranean Monk Seal Back from the Brink

The size of the Mediterranean Monk Seal population off Mauritania’s Atlantic coast is recovering after centuries of continuous decline. The species’ largest colony in the Cabo Blanco peninsula has more than tripled since 2004. Thanks to the effective implementation of a regional Action Plan, it now numbers 360 individuals.
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Six endangered North Atlantic right whales died last month alone

Six endangered North Atlantic right whales died last month alone.

 

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Die Räuber in der Ostsee magern ab

Dass sich der Gesunheitszutand von Kegelrobben und Dorschen verschlechtert hat, liegt and landwirtschaften Rückständen und dem Klimawandel

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