Impact Assessment on By-catch Artisanal Fisheries: Sea Turtles and Mammals in Cameroon, West Africa

Mitigating sea turtle by-catch in coastal passive net fisheries

IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) and University of Tasmania; U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 3209 Frederic Street, Pascagoula MS 39567, USA; North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries, 3441 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC 28557, USA; WIDECAST and Duke University Marine Laboratory, 135 Duke Marine Lab Road, Beaufort, North ...

Arsenic in marine mammals, seabirds, and sea turtles.

Although there have been numerous studies on arsenic in low-trophic-level marine organisms, few studies exist on arsenic in marine mammals, seabirds, and sea turtles. Studies on arsenic species and their concentrations in these animals are needed to evaluate their possible health effects and to deepen our understanding of how arsenic behaves and cycles in marine ecosystems. Most arsenic in the ...

Quantifying the effects of fisheries on threatened species: the impact of pelagic longlines on loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles

Rebecca L. Lewison*, Sloan A. Freeman and Larry B. Crowder Duke University Marine Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, 135 Duke Marine Lab Road, Beaufort, NC 28516, USA *Correspondence: E-mail: [email protected] Abstract The depletion of fish stocks from global fisheries has been a long-standing concern. More recently, incidental catch of non-target (termed ...

Envisioning 2050: Climate Change, Aquaculture and Fisheries in West Africa

Analysis of fishing trend and prediction of fisheries potential based on catch data analyses (case study: the Caspian Sea)

The simple linear model and catch data from Caspian Sea during a decade were used to assess the state of the fishery in this region. Also fishery trends were analysed to determine the catch fluctuation during the period. Fishing potential of the species for the following year was predicted. Catch trend analyses of bony fishes showed incremental or decreasing patterns for different species. Howe...