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Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation of Sea Turtles in the North Atlantic Ocean

McClellan, Catherine Marie (2009)

<p>Sea turtles have experienced dramatic population declines during the last century as a consequence of direct harvest, by-catch in fisheries, and habitat loss. Despite almost 50 years of partial international protection, ...
Bycatch and Biomass: Mitigating dolphin bycatch while maintaining fish catch in the Virginia Beach pound net fishery

Herman, Elia (2008-04-18)

Pound nets are traditional, passive fishing traps that have been used since the 1870s to catch estuarine fish species in the Chesapeake Bay. Most unwanted species captured in the actual pound net can be released alive; ...
Bycatch and foraging ecology of sea turtles in the Eastern Pacific

Kelez Sara, Shaleyla (2011)

<p>Sea turtles are long lived marine species that are currently endangered because their life history and population dynamics hinder them from withstanding modern anthropogenic threats. Worldwide, fisheries bycatch in on ...
The Cost of U.S. Cetacean Bycatch Reduction Measures as a Reason for Supporting International Action

Griffin, Elizabeth (2003)

Due to requirements under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)and the Endangered Species Act (ESA),U.S. fishermen are required to take measures to reduce cetacean bycatch. However, the U.S. imports fisheries products ...
Human dimensions of bycatch reduction technology: current assumptions and directions for future research

Campbell, Lisa; Cornwell, Myriah (2008)

ABSTRACT: Bycatch reduction technology (BRT) modifies fishing gear to increase selectivity and avoid capture of non-target species, or to facilitate their non-lethal release. As a solution to fisheriesrelated mortality of ...
Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta Caretta) Interactions in Pelagic Longline Swordfish Fisheries: A Comparison of the North Pacific and North Atlantic Transitions Zones

Taylor, Kate Lin (2008-04-23)

While many factors have contributed to the decline of worldwide sea turtle populations, longline fishing, in particular, has received a significant amount of attention in the past decade. However, there are still many ...
Pacific Island Fisheries and Interactions with Marine Mammals, Seabirds and Sea Turtles

Aylesworth, Lindsay (2009-04-24)

The extent to which Pacific Island fisheries affect marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds due to bycatch remains largely unknown. This report attempts to synthesize the existing information relating to fisheries and ...
Regional Bycatch of Long-lived Species (Sea Birds, Marine Mammals, and Sea Turtles) in the Mediterranean and Black Seas

Ancha, Linette (2008-04-23)

The Mediterranean and Black Seas region includes twenty-two countries, three continents, and 26,000 kilometers of coast. About 80%, or 32,950 vessels, are less than 12 meters in length, and thus characterized as small-scale ...

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