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| Clermont, Sandra; Chavance, Pierre; Delgado De Molina, Alicia; Murua, Hilario; Ruiz, Jon; Ciccione, Stephane; Bourjea, Jerome. |
| Bycatch of marine turtles, vulnerable or endangered species, is a growing issue of all fisheries, including Oceanic purse-seine fishery. The present paper seeks to assess marine turtle bycatch at a spatial and temporal level in the European purse seine fishery operating in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The study was based on data collected through French and Spanish observer programs from 1995 to 2011, a period where more than 230 000 fishing sets were realized by the UE fleets in both Oceans. A total of 15 913 fishing sets were observed, including 6 515 on drifting Fish Aggregate Devices (FAD) and 9 398 on Free Swimming Schools (FSC). Over the study period, 597 turtles were caught, 86% being released alive at sea. At the same time, from 2003 to 2011, 14... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: European tuna fishery; Purse seine; Marine turtle; Bycatch; Atlantic and Indian Oceans. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00149/25991/24087.pdf |
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