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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System
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🧪 drifting #FADs. How many? How long do the new ecoFADs last & do they catch as many #fish? How to ⬆️ FAD retrieval to avoid envtal damage (coral reefs, ghost #fishing #ALDFG)? #IATTC & #IOTC #RFMO FAD meetings in June - dip into recent research www.bmis-bycatch.org/references?s...
🧪 #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 www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/i...
🧪 #seaturtles in the #Pacific face many threats, among them consumption, habitat loss, global temperatures & #bycatch Pilcher (2025) assess risks x #species & makes #management suggestions www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/p...
🧪 #longline #bigeye #tuna #sharks at-vessel survival ++ Interesting efficiency discussion re ⬇️no. hooks & deploy 10 hrs or less to ⬆️live caught bigeye & ⬇️crew workload. Yokota et al (2026) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/z...
BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System
🧪 using #gametheory to look at #fisheries #depredation #odontocetes #killerwhales #orcas Is there a win-win scenario? Guillotreau et al (2026) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/q... Image: Esteban et al (2016)
🧪 A story where 3 #fishing fleets interact with #seabird Westland #petrel but co-occurrence doesn't directly translate to #bycatch risk #NZ Waipoua et al (2026) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/i... Image: Phil Battley
🧪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 www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/f...
🧪 #shark #ray #bycatch #CPUE significantly ⬇️in #gillnets illuminated with four types of light - orange LEDs most effective Burgher et al (2026) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/7...
BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System
BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System
BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System
🧪 #albatross & #petrel conservation - 2026 #ACAP #seabird meeting this week & next in #Namibia Research updates on heavy hooks, LEDs & line weighting, tracking studies & #fishery overlap +++ #bycatch See www.bmis-bycatch.org/references?s...
🆕 We've added three monthly sliders showing satellite measurements for surface chlorophyll-a, a proxy to visualize phytoplankton abundance.
Details: portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/sliders... 🌊🧪
