Seabird bycatch mitigation trials in artisanal demersal longliners of the Western Mediterranean.

High numbers of seabirds are killed annually worldwide in longline fisheries. In the Mediterranean, this mortality is seriously affecting the viability of seabird populations, in particular of the three endemic shearwaters. Even so, there is currently no specific seabird mitigation requirements for...

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Main Authors: Verónica Cortés, Jacob González-Solís
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5942821?pdf=render