A bird's eye view of discard reforms: bird-borne cameras reveal seabird/fishery interactions.

Commercial capture fisheries produce huge quantities of offal, as well as undersized and unwanted catch in the form of discards. Declines in global catches and legislation to ban discarding will significantly reduce discards, but this subsidy supports a large scavenger community. Understanding the p...

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Main Authors: Stephen C Votier, Anthony Bicknell, Samantha L Cox, Kylie L Scales, Samantha C Patrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3590202?pdf=render