THEME ISSUE - Fisheries Bycatch: Problems and Solutions

A theme issue of ESR focusing on "Fisheries Bycatch: Problems and Solutions" is in preparation for publication mid 2008. Fisheries bycatch, the unintended capture of non-target species in fishing gear, is of global concern.

 

This ESR theme issue was catalyzed by the ongoing work of Project GloBAL (Global Bycatch Assessment of Long Lives Species) that seeks to address this pressing conservation problem through innovative research approaches and collaborative efforts. Manuscripts addressing current bycatch hotspots, analytical approaches to understanding and assessing bycatch, and bycatch solutions in both industrial and artisanal fisheries are welcomed.

 

To discuss the suitability of a manuscript for inclusion in this ESR Special, please contact Dr. Rebecca Lewison (ESR Editor) or Dr. Brendan Godley (ESR Editor-in-Chief)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents

 

Theme Section articles appear online (as final unpaginated proofs) as soon as they are finalized by the authors. They will be paginated when the Theme Section is complete.

 

Gless JM, Salmon M, Wyneken J

Behavioral responses of juvenile leatherbacks Dermochelys coriacea to lights used in the longline fishery

ESR:Bycatch_pp1 | Full text in pdf format

 

Chilvers BL

New Zealand sea lions Phocarctos hookeri and squid trawl fisheries: bycatch problems and management options

ESR:Bycatch_pp2 | Full text in pdf format

 

Anderson DJ, Huyvaert KP, Awkerman JA, Proaño CB, Milstead WB, Jiménez-Uzcátegui G, Cruz S, Grace JK

Population status of the Critically Endangered waved albatross Phoebastria irrorata, 1999 to 2007

ESR:Bycatch_pp3 | Full text in pdf format

 

Southwood A, Fritsches K, Brill R, Swimmer Y

REVIEW:Sound, chemical, and light detection in sea turtles and pelagic fishes: sensory-based approaches to bycatch reduction in longline fisheries

ESR:Bycatch_pp4 | Full text in pdf format

 

Benjamins S, Kulka DW, Lawson J

Incidental catch of seabirds in Newfoundland and Labrador gillnet fisheries, 2001-2003

ESR:Bycatch_pp5 | Full text in pdf format

 

Howell EA, Kobayashi DR, Parker DM, Balazs GH, Polovina JJ

TurtleWatch: a tool to aid in the bycatch reduction of loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta in the Hawaii-based pelagic longline fishery

ESR:Bycatch_pp6 | Full text in pdf format