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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

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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
adriatic sea lld seabirds larus michahellis yellow-legged gull 1 3731.48 90 0.0111 0.0016 0.0789 41 6 295 No
aegean-levantine sea lls mammals monachus monachus mediterranean monk seal 1 165487 1315 0.0008 0.0001 0.0054 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
aegean-levantine sea lls seabirds puffinus yelkouan yelkouan shearwater 1 165487 1315 0.0008 0.0001 0.0054 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
aegean-levantine sea otb turtles chelonia mydas green sea turtle 1 38017.5 1156 0.0057 0.0002 0.177 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
aegean-levantine sea otb mammals tursiops truncatus bottlenose dolphin 1 38017.5 1156 0.0009 0.0001 0.0061 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
azores gns turtles chelonia mydas green sea turtle 1 2216.8 103.2 0.0097 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
baltic sea fpn seabirds phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant 1 7130.79 103 0.0256 0.0013 0.5177 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
baltic sea fpn seabirds somateria mollissima common eider 1 7130.79 103 0.0097 0.0014 0.0691 69 10 493 No
baltic sea fpo mammals pusa hispida ringed seal 1 3269.51 159 0.0063 0.0009 0.0446 21 3 146 No
baltic sea gns seabirds bucephala clangula common goldeneye 1 138213 3537.11 0.0016 0.0001 0.0407 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
baltic sea gns seabirds gavia stellata red-throated loon 1 138213 3537.11 0 0 0.0146 NA NA NA No
baltic sea gns seabirds podiceps cristatus great crested grebe 1 138213 3537.11 0.0003 0 0.002 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
baltic sea gtr seabirds aythya marila greater scaup 1 4376 570.693 0.0047 0.0003 0.0799 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
baltic sea gtr seabirds mergus serrator red-breasted merganser 1 4376 570.693 0.0057 0.0003 0.1128 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
baltic sea lld seabirds gavia arctica arctic loon 1 21 75 0.0133 0.0019 0.0947 0 0 2 No
barents sea gns mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 1 193.5 0.0159 0.0005 0.47 NA NA NA No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gns mammals balaenoptera acutorostrata NA 1 45477.1 7339 0.0001 0 0.001 NA NA NA No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gns seabirds gavia stellata red-throated loon 1 45477.1 7141 0.0003 0 0.005 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
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gtr turtles caretta caretta loggerhead 1 71937.2 7980.18 0.0002 0 0.0023 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gtr seabirds fratercula arctica atlantic puffin 1 71937.2 7980.18 0.0003 0 0.0042 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gtr mammals globicephala melas long-finned pilot whale 1 71937.2 8055.18 0.0001 0 0.0009 9 2 64 No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gtr seabirds larus argentatus herring gull 1 71937.2 7980.18 0.0002 0 0.0023 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gtr seabirds larus marinus great black-backed gull 1 71937.2 7980.18 0.0001 0 0.0016 uncertain uncertain uncertain 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 lhp seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 1 14592.4 180.661 0.0055 0.0008 0.0393 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast lls seabirds larus argentatus herring gull 1 60717.1 539.485 0.0019 0.0003 0.0132 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast lls seabirds puffinus mauretanicus balearic shearwater 1 60717.1 539.485 0.0016 0 0.0743 NA NA NA Yes
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 otb turtles caretta caretta loggerhead 1 71160.3 2728.23 0.0004 0.0001 0.0026 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
bay of biscay and the iberian coast otb mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 1 71160.3 2728.23 0.0011 0 0.0258 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
bay of biscay and the iberian coast otm seabirds larus fuscus lesser black-backed gull 1 354.933 35.2016 0.0821 0.0038 1.7767 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast otm seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 1 354.933 35.2016 0.0821 0.0038 1.7767 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast ptm mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 1 4836.47 1215.76 0.0017 0.0001 0.0329 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
celtic seas gtr mammals grampus griseus risso's dolphin 1 2931.1 512.738 0.0019 0.0003 0.0138 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
celtic seas otb seabirds fulmarus glacialis northern fulmar 1 56696.3 4804.61 0.0002 0 0.0015 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
celtic seas otb mammals phoca vitulina harbor seal 1 56696.3 4804.61 0.0002 0 0.0015 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
celtic seas ott seabirds larus argentatus herring gull 1 10637.1 1372.1 0.0006 0 0.0138 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
celtic seas ps mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 1 467 139 0.008 0.0007 0.0914 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
celtic seas ptm seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 1 3310.6 428.122 0.0023 0.0003 0.0166 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
celtic seas tbb elasmobranchs squatina squatina angelshark 1 7814.26 1660.2 0.0006 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
greater north sea gns seabirds larus marinus great black-backed gull 1 35093.5 5088.05 0.0002 0 0.0014 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
greater north sea gns seabirds podiceps cristatus great crested grebe 1 35093.5 5088.05 0.0002 0 0.0014 NA NA NA No
greater north sea gns seabirds puffinus griseus sooty shearwater 1 35093.5 5088.05 0.0002 0 0.0011 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
greater north sea gtr mammals phoca vitulina harbor seal 1 10854.1 1064.49 0.0045 0.0002 0.1247 uncertain uncertain uncertain 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
greater north sea lls seabirds phalacrocorax aristotelis european shag 1 4137.04 267.783 0.0062 0.0003 0.1146 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
greater north sea lls seabirds stercorarius skua great skua 1 4137.04 267.783 0.0037 0.0005 0.0265 uncertain uncertain uncertain 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
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