Sea duck and gill net bycatch – 76,000 die annually in the Baltic
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 […]