Estimating protected species bycatch from limited observer coverage: A case study of seal bycatch in static net fisheries

Fisheries bycatch represents a major anthropogenic threat to marine megafauna worldwide. To identify populations at risk, it is essential to estimate the total number of individuals removed from a population as bycatch. However, estimating total bycatch remains challenging due to the often-limited s...

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Main Authors: Cian Luck, Mark Jessopp, Oliver Tully, Ronan Cosgrove, Emer Rogan, Michelle Cronin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235198942030754X