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- What is Bycatch? | Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction
Every year, at least 7 3 million tons of marine life are caught incidentally In some fisheries, the percentage of bycatch far outweighs the amount of target catch For example, for every shrimp caught by nets dragged behind trawls in the Gulf of Mexico, over four times its weight is bycatch
- Feeding sharks ‘junk food’ takes a toll on their health
In general, sharks have a reputation as swimming garbage cans that unflinchingly dine on whatever they can fit in their jaws But in French Polynesia, blacktip reef sharks that frequent places
- Consequences of recreational hunting for biodiversity . . .
Recreational hunting has long been promoted as a means of generating benefits to conserve and restore biodiversity and contribute to human well-being 10, 11 Proponents of recreational hunting argue that the finances generated can prevent natural habitat conversion and biodiversity loss and help support conservation actions (e g , anti-poaching measures) 12 For example, recreational hunting
- Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) - Defenders of Wildlife
catch, whale sharks are often captured and retained when sighted s una fisheries and purse-seine fisheries have been associated with whale shark bycatch Despite whale sharks not being targeted, over 1,000 individuals are caught per year Common release practices often result in the injury or death of whale sharks
- Unsustainable Fishing Practices and Their Long-lasting . . .
Many fishing practices that are considered sustainable stem from indigenous cultures For example, the Tagbanuas people of the Philippines fish for specific species at certain times of the year using hook and line methods and make sure to only catch what they need to sustain their population
- CORAL REEFS EXPLOITIVE FISHING Short-term gain, long-term loss
many years and generate upwards of US $321 8 million in income over a 25-year period (Cesar, 1997) When harvested sustainably, live fish from a healthy coral reef in Southeast Asia can yield up to 0 55 to 1 1 tons per year with an annual net benefit of US $2,500–$5,000 per square kilometer (0 3 square nautical miles)
- 5 Shark Myths Debunked - Ocean Conservancy
Sharks have been around for much, much longer than humans (450 million years vs about 2 million years ago), and therefore evolved to eat prey like fish and marine mammals Shark encounters are often a case of misidentification—a splashing surfer can look similar to an ocean animal, and some sharks will investigate with a nibble
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