The organisation wants to call attention to the problem of dolphin bycatch in fishing nets and wants to inspire people to adopt endangered dolphins from the north sea. From Wordnik.com. [Golfinhos / Dolphins] Reference
They have a high "bycatch" - they trap a large quantity of untargeted species, the majority of which are thrown back, dead or dying, into the sea. From Wordnik.com. [GOOD Main] Reference
If you are following the Fish news - you will hear the word "bycatch". From Wordnik.com. [BC Bloggers] Reference
Meanwhile, whales are sometimes killed as "bycatch", ensnared within fishing nets that target smaller swimmers. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
The primary conservation concern is the accidental catching, known as "bycatch," of yellowtail flounder and sea turtles. From Wordnik.com. [SouthCoastToday.com Latest Headlines] Reference
By far the greatest threat they face is from commercial fishermen, who accidentally reel in 30 to 85 vaquitas as "bycatch" every year. From Wordnik.com. [UnderwaterTimes.com News of the Underwater World] Reference
"bycatch," dying in the nets of ocean trawlers chasing other species. From Wordnik.com. [WTOP / Business / Biz Stories] Reference
This year the bycatch figure was set at 35000 tons. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
There is a bycatch of grenadier, eel pout, skate and perch. From Wordnik.com. [Sea of Okhotsk large marine ecosystem] Reference
Was it caught with a bycatch of turtles, birds, or dolphins?. From Wordnik.com. [Terms of Endangerment] Reference
There are many strategies to manage commercial marine fisheries bycatch. From Wordnik.com. [Bycatch] Reference
In later years, young redfish has also been included in the bycatch quota. From Wordnik.com. [Fisheries and aquaculture in the Northeast Atlantic (Barents and Norwegian Seas)] Reference
It still maintains fisheries' catch rates, but it reduces sea turtle bycatch. From Wordnik.com. [Secret voyages of leatherback turtles revealed using transmitters] Reference
Standardized nomenclature and methods of defining bycatch levels and implications. From Wordnik.com. [Bycatch] Reference
Evidence: A 2006 study argues that the bycatch toll from gillnets is unsustainable. From Wordnik.com. [Biodiversity 100: actions for the Americas] Reference
Fisheries have been regulated by bycatch rules and closed areas since the mid-1980s. From Wordnik.com. [Fisheries and aquaculture in the Northeast Atlantic (Barents and Norwegian Seas)] Reference
So it's reasonable to assume the bycatch species are really what the fishermen are after. From Wordnik.com. [Overfishing in the Sea of Cortez: Are sustainable fish farms the solution?] Reference
This focus has often resulted in conflicting goals and bycatch kills (see Murawski, 1996). From Wordnik.com. [Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf large marine ecosystem] Reference
Even though salmon bycatch rates have been reduced, more salmon are wanted by Yukon and other peoples. From Wordnik.com. [Fisheries and aquaculture in the North Pacific (Bering Sea)] Reference
"It's all accidental bycatch, but it still has really significant impact on the population," said Witt. From Wordnik.com. [Secret voyages of leatherback turtles revealed using transmitters] Reference
The discarded “bycatch” in fisheries and the habitat destruction caused by logging are examples of this. From Wordnik.com. [Biodiversity and development challenges in Africa] Reference
Move the discussion on to how we can stop all the bycatch waste that is destroying one fishery after another. From Wordnik.com. [Striped Bass Are Gamefish] Reference
Fish or marine mammals brought on board and then thrown back — usually dead or dying — are known as bycatch. From Wordnik.com. [Economics of fisheries] Reference
So many fish caught that are not targeted by draggers - bycatch - are hurt and sometimes killed indiscriminantly. From Wordnik.com. [Sustainable Sushi Contest] Reference
It is gone because too many people got too efficient at catching fish in the river and it was incidental bycatch. From Wordnik.com. [Hic jacet Lipotes vexillifer: Here lies the baiji] Reference
Trawl fisheries are particularly prone to bycatch, because, in a single tow, they capture individuals of many species. From Wordnik.com. [Bycatch] Reference
He activated his network in Germany and the Balkans from his base in Turkey -- a surprising bycatch for investigators. From Wordnik.com. [Just where is K?] Reference
According to one study, as many as 50,000 leatherbacks are estimated to be caught as fisheries “bycatch” each year. From Wordnik.com. [Track Sea Turtles Online | Impact Lab] Reference
The SFA mandated that FMPs include standardized reporting to assess the amount and type of bycatch in managed fisheries. From Wordnik.com. [Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, United States] Reference
The low levels of salmon have already resulted in renewed calls for reducing the salmon bycatch in Bering Sea trawl fisheries. From Wordnik.com. [Fisheries and aquaculture in the North Pacific (Bering Sea)] Reference
Most shrimp stocks are considered to be overexploited, and several hundred species of demersal fish are commonly taken as bycatch. From Wordnik.com. [Pacific Central-American Coastal large marine ecosystem] Reference
The SFA also mandates conservation measures to minimize bycatch and the mortality of unavoidable bycatch to the extent practicable. From Wordnik.com. [Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, United States] Reference
Oceana is calling for more stringent bycatch regulations and the establishment and expansion of marine sanctuaries off the Atlantic coast. From Wordnik.com. [A Struggle for the Sea Turtles] Reference
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