United States National Plan of Action for Reducing the Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries

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United States National Plan of Action for Reducing the Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries

2001

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Corporate Authors:

United States. National Marine Fisheries Service
NOAA Program & Office:

NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
Description:

Increased concerns have arisen about the incidental capture of non-target species in various fisheries throughout the world. Incidental capture can be economically wasteful, it impacts living marine resources, and the accidental killing of non-harvested animals may be aesthetically aversive. Incidental catch of non-target marine species such as marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds has generated growing concern over the long-term ecological effects of such bycatch in longline and other fisheries conducted in many areas of the world’s oceans.
Keywords:

Bycatches Ecological Assessment Longlining Fisheries Marine Mammals Marine Resources Sea Birds Sea Turtles Ecological Assessment Marine Mammals Marine Resources Sea Birds Sea Turtles
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Program & Policy Document
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Public Domain
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Library
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urn:sha256:33ff43c46f02f532a7cde5afbca71d7c22a763ef138d545312bb175c40c1233e
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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/19479/noaa_19479_DS1.pdf
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