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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
icelandic waters gns seabirds phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant 5 4595 1144 0.0035 0.0008 0.0157 16 4 72 No
icelandic waters gns mammals phoca vitulina harbor seal 157 4595 1144 0.1095 0.0247 0.4857 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
icelandic waters gns mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 274 4595 1144 0.2031 0.0598 0.6897 828 645 1077 Yes
icelandic waters gns mammals pusa hispida ringed seal 3 4595 1144 0.0025 0.0006 0.0099 11 3 46 No
icelandic waters gns seabirds somateria mollissima common eider 404 4595 1144 0.321 0.0455 2.2635 1992 503 8373 No
icelandic waters gns seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 658 4595 1144 0.4992 0.2926 0.8517 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
icelandic waters gns seabirds uria lomvia thick-billed murre 10 4595 1144 0.0084 0.0027 0.0263 38 13 121 No
icelandic waters lls seabirds fulmarus glacialis northern fulmar 146 6506 303 0.0383 0.0048 0.3027 249 32 1970 No
icelandic waters lls seabirds larus argentatus herring gull 35 6506 303 0.0306 0.0023 0.4163 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
icelandic waters lls seabirds larus fuscus lesser black-backed gull 5 6506 303 0.0096 0.0014 0.0639 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
icelandic waters lls seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 25 6506 303 0.0321 0.0073 0.1405 209 48 915 No
icelandic waters otb elasmobranchs dipturus batis common skate 252 11854 2582 0.068 0.0141 0.3276 806 168 3884 Yes
icelandic waters otb mammals pagophilus groenlandicus harp seal 1 11854 2582 0.0004 0.0001 0.0027 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
icelandic waters sdn elasmobranchs dipturus batis common skate 1 3284 78 0.0128 0.0018 0.091 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
greater north sea fyk mammals phoca vitulina harbor seal 3 1523.31 11 0.1872 0.0299 1.1741 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
greater north sea gns seabirds alca torda razorbill 70 35093.5 5088.05 0.0008 0 0.0689 NA NA NA No
greater north sea gns seabirds cepphus grylle black guillemot 2 35093.5 5088.05 0.0007 0 0.0088 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
greater north sea gns mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 5 35093.5 7287.95 0 0 0.0323 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
greater north sea gns elasmobranchs dipturus intermedius common skate 5 35093.5 5299.05 0 0 0.0042 NA NA NA Yes
greater north sea gns seabirds fulmarus glacialis northern fulmar 7 35093.5 5088.05 0.0016 0.0003 0.01 56 9 353 No
greater north sea gns seabirds gavia arctica arctic loon 51 35093.5 5088.05 0 0 0.017 NA NA NA No
greater north sea gns seabirds gavia stellata red-throated loon 4 35093.5 5088.05 0.0249 0.0003 2.3081 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
greater north sea gns mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 46 35093.5 7287.95 0.001 0 0.0225 NA NA NA No
greater north sea gns mammals lagenorhynchus albirostris white-beaked dolphin 3 35093.5 7287.95 0.0006 0.0001 0.0031 20 4 110 No
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 melanitta fusca velvet scoter 33 35093.5 5088.05 0 0 1.0647 NA NA NA No
greater north sea gns seabirds melanitta nigra black scoter 43 35093.5 5088.05 0 0 0.016 NA NA NA No
greater north sea gns seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 17 35093.5 5088.05 0 0 0.0085 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
greater north sea gns seabirds phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant 14 35093.5 5088.05 0.0007 0 0.0147 93 18 972 No
greater north sea gns mammals phoca vitulina harbor seal 154 35093.5 7287.95 0.021 0.0043 0.1018 1276 415 4451 No
greater north sea gns mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 1624 35093.5 7287.95 0.0172 0.0019 0.1591 NA NA NA Yes
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 gns seabirds somateria mollissima common eider 36 35093.5 5088.05 0 0 0.2069 NA NA NA 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 mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 12 10854.1 1064.49 0.0001 0 6.3692 NA NA NA Yes
greater north sea gtr seabirds gavia immer common loon 2 10854.1 1064.49 0.0017 0.0002 0.0163 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
greater north sea gtr seabirds gavia stellata red-throated loon 2 10854.1 1064.49 0.0019 0.0005 0.0075 20 6 82 No
greater north sea gtr mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 25 10854.1 1064.49 0.0001 0 37.5705 NA NA NA No
greater north sea gtr seabirds melanitta fusca velvet scoter 10 10854.1 1064.49 0 0 0.1646 NA NA NA No
greater north sea gtr seabirds melanitta nigra black scoter 7 10854.1 1064.49 0.1107 0.0012 10.3714 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
greater north sea gtr seabirds phalacrocorax aristotelis european shag 2 10854.1 1064.49 0.0019 0.0005 0.0075 20 6 82 No
greater north sea gtr seabirds phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant 7 10854.1 1064.49 0.0083 0.0029 0.024 90 32 261 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 mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 16 10854.1 1064.49 0.0279 0.0059 0.1308 302 65 1421 Yes
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 gtr seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 24 10854.1 1064.49 0 0 0.1716 NA NA NA No
greater north sea lls seabirds fulmarus glacialis northern fulmar 222 4137.04 267.783 0.0113 0 2821.8248 NA NA NA No
greater north sea lls seabirds larus argentatus herring gull 2 4137.04 267.783 0.0155 0.0008 0.2918 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
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