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2025 ICES Advice on bycatch of endangered, threatened and protected (ETP) species of marine mammals, seabirds, marine turtles and selected fish species of bycatch relevance.

For details, see ICES, 2025. Bycatch of endangered, threatened and protected (ETP) species of marine mammals, seabirds, marine turtles and selected fish species of bycatch relevance. In Report of the ICES Advisory Committee, 2025. ICES Advice 2025, byc.eu. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.30734714

For explanations of columns, see Annex 7 in the above document.



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ICES ecoregion Metier L4 Taxon Species Common Name Reported Bycatch 2024 Fishing effort (DaS) 2024 monitoring effort (DaS) 2017-2024 BPUE BPUE lower CI BPUE upper CI Bycatch 2024 Bycatch lower CI Bycatch upper CI Priority
western mediterranean sea lld seabirds calonectris diomedea cory's shearwater 224 34340.8 2453 0 0 0.0486 NA NA NA No
western mediterranean sea lld turtles caretta caretta loggerhead 106 34340.8 2608 0.0006 0 0.1718 NA NA NA Yes
western mediterranean sea lld turtles dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle 1 34340.8 2608 0.0004 0.0001 0.0027 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
western mediterranean sea lld mammals globicephala melas long-finned pilot whale 1 34340.8 2453 0.0004 0 0.0047 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
western mediterranean sea lld mammals grampus griseus risso's dolphin 2 34340.8 2453 0.0008 0.0002 0.0033 NA NA NA No
western mediterranean sea lld seabirds larus michahellis yellow-legged gull 52 34340.8 2453 0.003 0.0002 0.0555 NA NA NA No
western mediterranean sea lld seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 2 34340.8 2453 0.0011 0.0002 0.0069 37 6 236 No
western mediterranean sea lld seabirds puffinus mauretanicus balearic shearwater 74 34340.8 2453 0.0068 0.0008 0.0584 NA NA NA Yes
western mediterranean sea lld seabirds puffinus yelkouan yelkouan shearwater 13 34340.8 2453 0.0057 0.0017 0.0186 196 60 638 No
western mediterranean sea lld mammals stenella coeruleoalba striped dolphin 2 34340.8 2453 0.0009 0.0001 0.005 30 6 174 No
western mediterranean sea lld mammals tursiops truncatus bottlenose dolphin 1 34340.8 2453 0.0007 0 0.0124 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
western mediterranean sea otb turtles caretta caretta loggerhead 9 150669 6238.67 0.0013 0.0006 0.0029 203 96 430 Yes
western mediterranean sea otb elasmobranchs dipturus batis common skate 1 150669 6238.67 0.0002 0 0.0011 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
western mediterranean sea otb elasmobranchs gymnura altavela spiny butterfly ray 2 150669 6238.67 0.0003 0.0001 0.0017 52 11 261 Yes
western mediterranean sea otb seabirds ichthyaetus melanocephalus mediterranean gull 1 150669 6238.67 0.0002 0 0.0011 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
western mediterranean sea otb seabirds puffinus yelkouan yelkouan shearwater 1 150669 6238.67 0.0002 0 0.0011 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
western mediterranean sea otb mammals stenella coeruleoalba striped dolphin 1 150669 6238.67 0.0002 NA NA NA No
western mediterranean sea otb mammals tursiops truncatus bottlenose dolphin 2 150669 6238.67 0.0003 0.0001 0.0013 48 13 194 No
western mediterranean sea otm mammals stenella coeruleoalba striped dolphin 2 1090.86 44.5833 0.0417 0.0046 0.379 45 5 414 No
western mediterranean sea ott turtles caretta caretta loggerhead 3 4281.86 594.75 0.005 0.0016 0.0156 22 7 67 Yes
western mediterranean sea ott mammals tursiops truncatus bottlenose dolphin 1 4281.86 594.75 0.0017 0.0002 0.0118 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
oceanic northeast atlantic lld turtles caretta caretta loggerhead 3 5090 45 0.0667 0.0215 0.2067 339 110 1053 Yes
oceanic northeast atlantic lld turtles dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle 1 5090 45 0.0222 0.0031 0.1578 113 16 803 Yes
norwegian sea gns seabirds alca torda razorbill 5 7001.1 0.0009 0 0.0183 NA NA NA No
norwegian sea gns seabirds fulmarus glacialis northern fulmar 46 7001.1 0.0078 0.0001 0.5455 NA NA NA No
norwegian sea gns mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 3 10117.6 0.0003 0.0001 0.0009 NA NA NA No
norwegian sea gns seabirds larus argentatus herring gull 1 7001.1 0.0001 0 0.0031 NA NA NA No
norwegian sea gns mammals phoca vitulina harbor seal 77 10117.6 0.0077 0.0036 0.0164 NA NA NA No
norwegian sea gns mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 356 10117.6 0.0395 0.0174 0.0897 NA NA NA Yes
norwegian sea gns seabirds rissa tridactyla black-legged kittiwake 2 7001.1 0.0003 0 0.0042 NA NA NA No
norwegian sea gns seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 7 7001.1 0.0049 0.0001 0.3334 NA NA NA No
ionian sea and the central mediterranean sea lld turtles caretta caretta loggerhead 3 10039.2 235 0.0249 0.0011 0.5886 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
ionian sea and the central mediterranean sea otb fish acipenser naccarii adriatic sturgeon 1 65604.3 499 0.002 0.0003 0.0142 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
ionian sea and the central mediterranean sea otb elasmobranchs gymnura altavela spiny butterfly ray 3 65604.3 499 0.0053 0.0014 0.0202 350 93 1325 Yes
ionian sea and the central mediterranean sea otb elasmobranchs leucoraja melitensis maltese skate 7 65604.3 499 0 0 0.6149 NA NA NA Yes
icelandic waters gns seabirds alca torda razorbill 9 4595 1144 0.0078 0.004 0.0155 36 19 71 No
icelandic waters gns mammals balaenoptera acutorostrata NA 1 4595 1144 0.0009 0.0001 0.0062 NA NA NA No
icelandic waters gns seabirds cepphus grylle black guillemot 239 4595 1144 0.1081 0.0065 1.7853 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
icelandic waters gns seabirds clangula hyemalis long-tailed duck 9 4595 1144 0.0064 0.001 0.0423 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
icelandic waters gns elasmobranchs dipturus batis common skate 67 4595 1144 0.005 0 3.7917 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
icelandic waters gns seabirds fratercula arctica atlantic puffin 4 4595 1144 0.0034 0.0012 0.0098 16 6 45 No
icelandic waters gns seabirds fulmarus glacialis northern fulmar 15 4595 1144 0.0125 0.0061 0.0256 58 29 118 No
icelandic waters gns seabirds gavia immer common loon 3 4595 1144 0.0026 0.0008 0.0081 12 4 38 No
icelandic waters gns seabirds gavia stellata red-throated loon 1 4595 1144 0.0009 0.0001 0.0062 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
icelandic waters gns mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 46 4595 1144 0.0268 0.0033 0.2143 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
icelandic waters gns mammals lagenorhynchus albirostris white-beaked dolphin 4 4595 1144 0.0034 0.0007 0.0165 16 4 76 No
icelandic waters gns mammals megaptera novaeangliae humpback whale 3 4595 1144 0.0027 0.0006 0.0128 13 3 59 No
icelandic waters gns seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 6 4595 1144 0.0052 0.0024 0.0117 24 11 54 No
icelandic waters gns mammals pagophilus groenlandicus harp seal 35 4595 1144 0.0362 0.0167 0.0785 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
icelandic waters gns seabirds phalacrocorax aristotelis european shag 2 4595 1144 0.0014 0.0002 0.0111 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
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