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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
baltic sea gns seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 219 138213 3537.11 0.0028 0.0001 0.0863 NA NA NA No
baltic sea gtr seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 8 4376 570.693 0.017 0.0063 0.0455 74 28 200 No
baltic sea lld seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 5 21 75 0.0649 0.012 0.3498 1 1 8 No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gns seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 251 45477.1 7141 0 0 0.0085 NA NA NA No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gtr seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 662 71937.2 7980.18 0.0001 0 0.4118 NA NA NA No
celtic seas gns seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 58 16231.6 1707.84 0.042 0.0159 0.1111 682 258 1804 No
greater north sea gns seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 878 35093.5 5088.05 0 0 0.0065 NA NA NA No
greater north sea gtr seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 24 10854.1 1064.49 0 0 0.1716 NA NA NA No
greater north sea lls seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 1 4137.04 267.783 0.0062 0.0003 0.1146 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
icelandic waters gns seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 658 4595 1144 0.4992 0.2926 0.8517 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
icelandic waters otm seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 2 1766 295 0.0062 0.0008 0.0457 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
norwegian sea gns seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 7 7001.1 0.0049 0.0001 0.3334 NA NA NA No
icelandic waters gns seabirds uria lomvia thick-billed murre 10 4595 1144 0.0084 0.0027 0.0263 38 13 121 No
adriatic sea ptm mammals tursiops truncatus bottlenose dolphin 8 8700.5 1142 0.0083 0.0027 0.026 73 24 227 No
aegean-levantine sea otb mammals tursiops truncatus bottlenose dolphin 1 38017.5 1156 0.0009 0.0001 0.0061 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gns mammals tursiops truncatus bottlenose dolphin 7 45477.1 7339 0.0016 0.0006 0.0047 74 26 216 No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gtr mammals tursiops truncatus bottlenose dolphin 6 71937.2 8055.18 0.0007 0.0003 0.0017 54 25 120 No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast ptb mammals tursiops truncatus bottlenose dolphin 8 7565.44 1374.61 0.0053 0.0022 0.0125 40 17 95 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 mammals tursiops truncatus bottlenose dolphin 2 150669 6238.67 0.0003 0.0001 0.0013 48 13 194 No
western mediterranean sea ott mammals tursiops truncatus bottlenose dolphin 1 4281.86 594.75 0.0017 0.0002 0.0118 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
greater north sea lls seabirds stercorarius skua great skua 1 4137.04 267.783 0.0037 0.0005 0.0265 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
azores lhp mammals stenella frontalis atlantic spotted dolphin 10 30559.4 1942.8 0.0031 0.0003 0.0335 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gns mammals stenella coeruleoalba striped dolphin 1 45477.1 7339 0.0002 0 0.0017 uncertain uncertain uncertain 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 otb mammals stenella coeruleoalba striped dolphin 1 150669 6238.67 0.0002 NA NA NA 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
celtic seas gns elasmobranchs squatina squatina angelshark 3 16231.6 1951.84 0.0007 0.0001 0.0053 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
celtic seas gtr elasmobranchs squatina squatina angelshark 16 2931.1 527.738 0.0192 0.0068 0.0544 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
celtic seas tbb elasmobranchs squatina squatina angelshark 1 7814.26 1660.2 0.0006 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
greater north sea tbb elasmobranchs squatina squatina angelshark 1 61067 2301.27 0 0 184.8366 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
baltic sea fpn seabirds somateria mollissima common eider 1 7130.79 103 0.0097 0.0014 0.0691 69 10 493 No
baltic sea gns seabirds somateria mollissima common eider 580 138213 3537.11 0.0051 0.0004 0.065 NA NA NA No
baltic sea gtr seabirds somateria mollissima common eider 35 4376 570.693 0.0612 0.0423 0.0887 268 186 388 No
greater north sea gns seabirds somateria mollissima common eider 36 35093.5 5088.05 0 0 0.2069 NA NA NA No
greater north sea gtr seabirds somateria mollissima common eider 1 10854.1 1064.49 0.001 0.0001 0.0122 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
icelandic waters gns seabirds somateria mollissima common eider 404 4595 1144 0.321 0.0455 2.2635 1992 503 8373 No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gtr seabirds rissa tridactyla black-legged kittiwake 1 71937.2 7980.18 0.0002 0 0.0037 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast lls seabirds rissa tridactyla black-legged kittiwake 1 60717.1 539.485 0.0019 0.0003 0.0132 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast ptb seabirds rissa tridactyla black-legged kittiwake 4 7565.44 1374.61 0.0026 0.0002 0.0353 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
greater north sea lls seabirds rissa tridactyla black-legged kittiwake 1 4137.04 267.783 0.0037 0.0005 0.0265 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
norwegian sea gns seabirds rissa tridactyla black-legged kittiwake 2 7001.1 0.0003 0 0.0042 NA NA NA No
baltic sea fpo mammals pusa hispida ringed seal 1 3269.51 159 0.0063 0.0009 0.0446 21 3 146 No
icelandic waters gns mammals pusa hispida ringed seal 3 4595 1144 0.0025 0.0006 0.0099 11 3 46 No
aegean-levantine sea lls seabirds puffinus yelkouan yelkouan shearwater 1 165487 1315 0.0008 0.0001 0.0054 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
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 otb seabirds puffinus yelkouan yelkouan shearwater 1 150669 6238.67 0.0002 0 0.0011 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast lld seabirds puffinus puffinus manx shearwater 4 2172.62 74.5954 0.2786 0.023 3.3786 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast lls seabirds puffinus puffinus manx shearwater 2 60717.1 539.485 0.0034 0.0003 0.034 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gns seabirds puffinus mauretanicus balearic shearwater 5 45477.1 7141 0.004 0.0004 0.0412 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
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