Bycatch | NOAA Fisheries
WEBBycatch is a complex, global issue that threatens the sustainability and resiliency of our fishing communities, economies, and ocean ecosystems. Bycatch of protected species, such as sea turtles and marine mammals, remains a significant threat to recovering dwindling populations.
What is Bycatch? Understanding and Preventing Fishing Bycatch
WEBWherever there is fishing, there is bycatch—the incidental capture of non-target species such as dolphins, marine turtles and seabirds. Thousands of miles of nets and lines are set in the world's oceans each day. Modern fishing gear, often undetectable by sight and extremely strong, is very efficient at catching the desired fish species—as ...
Bycatch - Wikipedia
WEBBycatch (or by-catch ), in the fishing industry, is a fish or other marine species that is caught unintentionally while fishing for specific species or sizes of wildlife. Bycatch is either the wrong species, the wrong sex, or is undersized or juveniles of the target species.
Understanding Bycatch | NOAA Fisheries
WEBFishermen sometimes catch and discard animals they do not want, cannot sell, or are not allowed to keep. This is collectively known as “bycatch.”. Bycatch can be fish, but also includes other animals such as dolphins, whales, sea turtles, and seabirds that become hooked or entangled in fishing gear. For NOAA Fisheries, bycatch refers to ...
The Problem of Bycatch and How It Harms Marine Life, Explained
WEBDec 1, 2023 · Bycatch are all of the nontarget species of marine life that are scooped up in fishing nets or on hooks in addition to the target fish. Bycatch can include a range of different animals, from fish to seabirds and even whales. Bycatch causes serious physical harm — and often death — in marine life.
Bycatch | Description, Statistics, Solutions, & Facts | Britannica
WEBBycatch, term for any fish, mammal, bird, or other animal or group of animals captured unintentionally by the commercial fishing industry. Bycatch is closely related to the term discard, which is the amount of haul that is discarded back into the ocean, alive or dead. Bycatch becomes discard when.
What Is Bycatch and How Does It Affect Marine Life? - Treehugger
WEBAug 7, 2021 · Bycatch is a term used in the fishing industry for animals unintentionally caught while fishers target other marine species. Bycatch includes both the animals that are caught and released and...
National Bycatch Reduction Strategy | NOAA Fisheries
WEBWhat is Bycatch? NOAA Fisheries manages bycatch and its impacts through several authorities, including the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and other domestic laws and international agreements.
What is Bycatch | Marine Stewardship Council - MSC
WEBBycatch is most commonly understood as marine species that are caught unintentionally while fishing for other species. Some fish caught unintentionally might be valuable so they are retained, while others are returned to the ocean. What is bycatch? There are no widely accepted definitions for 'bycatch' or the commonly used term 'discards'.
What is bycatch? | Bycatch Management Information System (BMIS)
WEBWhat is bycatch? In the BMIS, the term ‘bycatch’ mainly refers to the incidental capture of non-target species, including seabirds, sea turtles, sharks and rays, and marine mammals, in oceanic longline, purse-seine and gillnet tuna and billfish fisheries.
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