Reducing bycatch of marine megafauna through interfishery conservation resource
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Contextualising the coupled socio-ecological conditions of marine megafauna bycatch
We apply an integrated and interdisciplinary conceptual framework to assess the potential for uptake of bycatch reduction measures by small-scale fisheries along the Andaman coast and eastern Gulf of Thailand, and in Sabah, Malaysia. Specifically, we characterize the current governance, socio-economic, ecological, and scientific context for marine megafauna bycatch, and identify the enabling an...
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