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Book (stand-alone)A review of bycatch and discard issues in Indian Ocean tuna fisheries 2013
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No results found.This study, based on official statistics and published material, concentrated on pole-and-line, purse seine and longline tuna fisheries of the Indian Ocean, which, although representing less than half the region’s tuna landings, are the only sectors having sufficient statistical data and governance to permit analysis and the application of mitigation measures. Some new information is also presented on drift gillnet fisheries which have more catch than the other fisheries combined and result in h igh levels of bycatch. It should be noted that, while often having significant non-target catch, artisanal fisheries rarely discard and fully utilize their retained catch. Various Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have embarked on media campaigns and direct action, pressuring markets to source surface tuna fishery products from pole-and-line and FAD1 -free sources alone. -
DocumentBycatch and discards in Indian Ocean tuna fisheries 2014
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Public awareness and concern over the environmental impact of food production and security is rising rapidly. Whether real or perceived, scientifically justified or completely false, these perceptions can shape fisheries by influencing marketing, demand and product flow. In the fisheries sector, impacts can include overexploitation of both target and non-target stocks, damage caused to the environment by lost or discarded fishing gear, “ghost fishing” and pollution caused by discards, as well as the “carbon footprint” of fishing and baiting operations. The most recent estimates of non-target, associated and dependent species (NTAD) taken by global fisheries is of 7.3 million tonnes annually, 63% of which results from trawl fisheries with only 5% of the total from all tuna fisheries combined. -
MeetingBycatch and discards of the European purse seine tuna fishery in the Indian Ocean.characteristics and estimation for the 2003-2007 period. 2008
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