
Clean Catch
@cleancatchuk
Clean Catch champions collaborative working to help monitor &minimise bycatch of sensitive marine species in UK fisheries, and to exchange knowledge globally
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http://www.cleancatchuk.com 27-08-2020 17:01:27
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How can we make #fisheries safe for #seabirds and protect many globally threatened species that rely on our oceans? Check out this short BirdLife International video discussing this pressing issue 👉 loom.ly/n4b67Dg


The latest International Whaling Commission meeting report is out, covering critical issues around the #conservation of #whales, #dolphins & #porpoises including #bycatch (Annex J) & #conservation management plans (Annex F). Interested in reading more? Head over here: loom.ly/kdpG1Ug



What insights can #environmental & #socioeconomic perspectives provide on using innovative #fishing #tech as an alternative to bottom trawling in marine protected areas (#MPAs) in #Europe? New #research in European Parliamentary Research Service sheds light on this question ➡️ loom.ly/cZ_twGU



A new paper from ZSL Conservation investigates the scale of #seabird #bycatch in European waters, finding that around 195,000 birds are bycaught annually, with the common guillemot most affected. Read more here 👉 loom.ly/aS4jE9I


What happened when we took two Cornish #fishermen involved in our #cetacean #bycatch mitigation trial to Cyprus to attend the first regional symposium for #SmallScaleFisheries in #Europe? Find out via the The Fishing Daily article below! 👇 thefishingdaily.com/latest-news/co…

The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean of the Food and Agriculture Organization has partnered with several organisations to develop & launch a regional plan of action to monitor & mitigate interactions between #fisheries & vulnerable species in the #Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Read more here ➡️ loom.ly/vjvm5Us


New #fishing tech developed by Succorfish aims to tackle the significant financial costs & environmental harm of lost ‘ghost’ #fishing nets, which can also lead to #bycatch of marine species. More info here 👇 loom.ly/9-o2WAo






Using South American sea lions as a case study, new #research in Ecology and Evolution demonstrates how combining data on species distribution & encounters w/ #fisheries can better guide action to mitigate #bycatch - incl. data-deficient species. Read more here 👉 loom.ly/iPEh5ao

