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@BMIS_bycatch
Learn about mitigating and managing seabird, shark, sea turtle & marine mammal bycatch in longline, purse seine & gillnet fisheries targeting tuna and billfish.
@bmis-bycatch.bsky.social Katılım Mart 2016
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#fisheries #bycatch reduction technologies (BRT) research mostly looks at changes in bycatch & target #catchrates #CPUE find Vargas et al (2026) ➡️ a broader focus on 7 metrics incl. economic impact, fisher safety, ease of use, could improve BRT adoption bmis-bycatch.org/references/ix7…
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what environmental conditions ⬆️ #bycatch risk Antipodean #albatross ? Wong et al (2026) ID #hotspots for juvenile & female bycatch - dynamic #fisheries management tools made plain for RFMOs? #seabirds #satellitetracking bmis-bycatch.org/references/fxc…
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ISSF published the 4th edition of its Skippers’ Guidebook to Sustainable Purse Seine Fishing Practices — a practical resource to help tuna fishers mitigate bycatch and protect non-target species and marine ecosystems in their fisheries. Explore the guide: issfguidebooks.org
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#seaturtles in the #Pacific face many threats, among them consumption, habitat loss, global temperatures & #bycatch Pilcher (2025) assess risks x #species & makes #management suggestions bmis-bycatch.org/references/pzi… #SPREP
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look forward to reading the outcomes of this workshop
Pacific Community@spc_cps
From 9-11 Feb, SPC will host an international workshop on mitigating drifting FAD loss and FAD abandonment in Papeete, #FrenchPolynesia, with leaders, scientists, NGOs, communities and industry. 🌺🛟 🤝 @WorldBank #PROBLUE_Ocean #PacificFisheries
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@CSIRO study indicates low & declining adult population size for #whalesharks in the Indian Ocean: Patterson et al (2025) Pillans et al (2025; image credit) bmis-bycatch.org/references?spe… #fisheries #bycatch
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Meta-analysis looks at effectiveness of #shark #bycatch reduction techniques. Drynan et al (2026) bmis-bycatch.org/references/5dn…
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#seabird #bycatch #fisheries #longline The 'Seabird-Safe Toolkit' is an interactive website for fishers wanting to adopt 'seabird-safe' fishing practices bmis-bycatch.org/node/2037 Very neat seabird risk zone map app!
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a new #longline #bycatch #mitigation tool? #trapline or #mekaring Recent #IATTC & #ICCAT papers suggest the need for a serious look bmis-bycatch.org/mitigation-tec… Image: Ochi et al (2025) #seaturtle #seabirds
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ferrite magnets didn't deter blue #sharks from baited hook - Lucas et al (2025) bmis-bycatch.org/references/a7g…
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#seaturtle #bycatch reduction & ⬇️ #ALDFG using solar-powered LED lights designed to function as #gillnet buoys. Senko et al (2025) revise earlier tech bmis-bycatch.org/references/4ab…
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#ICYMI ISSF has won the 2025 @GSA_Seafood Responsible Seafood Innovation Award 🏆 (Fisheries category) for our Jelly-FAD!
Dr. Gala Moreno, ISSF Senior Scientist, highlights how the device reduces bycatch, ghost fishing & ocean pollution: tinyurl.com/bdezj4rw
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study looks at #hook availability to #seabirds during pelagic #longline soak. Gear configurations, setting speed, implications for #leatherback #seaturtles #bycatch cross-taxa effects. Goad et al 2025 bmis-bycatch.org/references/raw…
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find many of Alex's papers in BMIS bmis-bycatch.org/references?spe…
ISSF@ISSF
#ISSFSpotlight As the @Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) Coordinator of Scientific Research, Dr. Alexandre Aires-da-Silva leads tuna stock assessments and supports research capacity building across the globe. Learn more about his work: bit.ly/46iZaa9
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>130 #RFMO bycatch papers #WCPFC #IATTC #ICCAT added recently, catching up 2024-25... #seabird #shark #seaturtle research. Search References by RFMO 'collection' bmis-bycatch.org/references
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