Fisheries
How gillnet mesh sizes impact catch efficiency of Greenlandic lumpfish
Findings highlight a trade-off in the fishery: Smaller mesh sizes boost catch efficiency, mainly for targeted females, but increase bycatch of males.
Fisheries
Can solar-powered net lights cut sea turtle bycatch without reducing target catch?
Solar-powered net lights cut sea turtle bycatch without reducing target catch, offering a practical, scalable fix for sustainable fisheries.
Fisheries
A qualitative systematic review of jellyfish mitigation for net-based fisheries
The co-existence of net-based fisheries and jellyfish requires close cooperation among fishers, managers and scientists.
Fisheries
Responsible Seafood Innovation Awards finalist: How the jellyfish inspired ISSF to design a net-free fish aggregating device
ISSF’s innovative fish aggregating device cuts bycatch ghost fishing and ocean pollution, earning a spot as a 2025 Responsible Seafood Innovation Award finalist.
Fisheries
Bycatch release tools help boost crew safety and sustainability in tuna fisheries
New onboard tech helps tuna fisheries release bycatch with minimal handling, improving crew safety and advancing sustainability goals.
Fisheries
Study: Overfishing has halved shark and ray populations since 1970
Overfishing, bycatch, habitat loss and climate change have caused a 50 percent decline in shark and ray populations since 1970, study finds.
Fisheries
The AI tool that aims to make bottom trawling smarter and prevent bycatch and discards
Smartrawl employs AI-enabled cameras and innovative gate hardware on fishing nets to enable bottom trawlers to sort fish, reducing bycatch.
Fisheries
AI tool from AZTI seeks to improve fisheries management and sustainability efforts
AZTI’s new artificial intelligence tool enhances fisheries management by quickly identifying fish species and reducing bycatch.
Fisheries
Guide shows commercial tuna fishers how to build net-free, biodegradable fish aggregating devices
A new net-free, nearly 100 percent biodegradable design for fish aggregating devices could help minimize the impact of commercial tuna fishing.
Fisheries
Toolkit aims to curb bycatch of threatened seabirds in APEC economies
A new toolkit provides essential information to help reduce the bycatch of endangered albatrosses and other seabirds in longline fishing.
Fisheries
Ocean warming increases risk of salmon bycatch in Pacific hake fishery
Ocean warming and increased frequency of marine heatwaves could lead to higher Chinook salmon bycatch rates, scientists say.
Fisheries
‘A world down below’ – Deeper fishing insights lead to better tools for bycatch reduction
High-tech bycatch reduction devices – data analytics, cameras and sensors – are in play but SafetyNet Technologies says the secret is collaboration.
Fisheries
A review of bycatch in the Antarctic krill trawl fishery
Understanding the significance of bycatch is critical to managing Antarctic krill, a keystone species and the largest fishery in the Southern Ocean.
Fisheries
Thai Union becomes first company to join bycatch reduction pledge
Seafood giant signs on to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership initiative aiming to reduce the bycatch of vulnerable marine wildlife.
Fisheries
Could an electric-pulsed device help mitigate shark bycatch in longline fisheries?
Research shows that SharkGuard, an electric-pulsed device that attaches to longline fishing rigs, can significantly reduce shark bycatch.
Fisheries
Could these high- and low-tech approaches help curb fisheries bycatch?
From marine mammal ‘pingers’ to seabird-sparing fishing hooks, commercial fishermen have a growing number of options to prevent fisheries bycatch.