04 Feb 2025
Despite efforts to reduce nutrient inputs into the Baltic, a new study has found climate change induced warming has continued to perpetuate a severe lack of oxygen and the expansion of oxygen minimum zones by stimulating bacterial growth. With intensifying warming and stratification, hypoxia is occurring more frequently, undermining ongoing restoration efforts and preventing ecosystems […]
11 May 2021
Study on mitigation measures to minimise seabird bycatch in gillnet fisheries Publication metadata The incidental capture of non-target marine animals in fishing gear, such as seabirds, cetaceans, elasmobranchs, and turtles, is commonly referred to as ‘incidental bycatch’. Seabird bycatch in bottom set gillnet fisheries (GNS) is known to be a major conservation issue both globally […]
21 Apr 2020
Click here to download the paper links. Abstract ‘Bycatch is a cause of mortality among marine mammals, sea turtles, fish and birds. For some species this mortality may be sufficient to cause population declines. The Baltic Sea is a global ‘hotspot’ for bird bycatch in gillnet fisheries and is globally important for wintering sea ducks, […]