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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.



ICES ecoregion
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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
bay of biscay and the iberian coast ps mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 19 56608.7 1582.32 0.0072 0.0013 0.0407 443 147 1469 Yes
bay of biscay and the iberian coast ptb mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 227 7565.44 1374.61 0.0022 0 133.3626 704 269 3308 Yes
bay of biscay and the iberian coast ptm mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 122 4836.47 1215.76 0.1257 0.0496 0.3183 608 241 1540 Yes
celtic seas gns mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 19 16231.6 1707.84 0.0084 0.001 0.069 NA NA NA Yes
celtic seas gtr mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 4 2931.1 512.738 0.017 0.0026 0.1101 50 8 323 Yes
celtic seas otb mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 12 56696.3 4804.61 0.0005 0 0.0132 NA NA NA Yes
celtic seas ott mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 4 10637.1 1372.1 0.0041 0.001 0.0176 44 11 188 Yes
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 mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 3 3310.6 428.122 0.0064 0.0015 0.0269 21 5 89 Yes
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 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 otb mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 8 111989 5311.87 0 0 0.01 NA NA NA Yes
greater north sea ps mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 14 2137.41 97.6833 0.1227 0.0392 0.3841 262 84 821 Yes
azores lld turtles dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle 6 1106.8 480 0.0123 0.0045 0.0341 14 5 38 Yes
bay of biscay and the iberian coast lld turtles dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle 2 2172.62 163.595 0.0122 0.0031 0.0489 27 7 107 Yes
celtic seas lld turtles dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle 3 2149 21 0.2706 0.0349 2.1 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
oceanic northeast atlantic lld turtles dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle 1 5090 45 0.0222 0.0031 0.1578 113 16 803 Yes
western mediterranean sea lld turtles dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle 1 34340.8 2608 0.0004 0.0001 0.0027 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
aegean-levantine sea otb elasmobranchs dipturus batis common skate 3 38017.5 1166 0.0028 0.0006 0.0131 108 24 498 Yes
icelandic waters gns elasmobranchs dipturus batis common skate 67 4595 1144 0.005 0 3.7917 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
icelandic waters otb elasmobranchs dipturus batis common skate 252 11854 2582 0.068 0.0141 0.3276 806 168 3884 Yes
icelandic waters sdn elasmobranchs dipturus batis common skate 1 3284 78 0.0128 0.0018 0.091 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
western mediterranean sea otb elasmobranchs dipturus batis common skate 1 150669 6238.67 0.0002 0 0.0011 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
celtic seas gnd elasmobranchs dipturus intermedius common skate 11 96.3618 85 0.0782 0.0034 1.7993 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
celtic seas gns elasmobranchs dipturus intermedius common skate 15 16231.6 1951.84 0.0058 0.002 0.0164 94 33 266 Yes
celtic seas gtr elasmobranchs dipturus intermedius common skate 127 2931.1 527.738 0 0 0.0454 NA NA NA Yes
celtic seas otb elasmobranchs dipturus intermedius common skate 377 56696.3 5283.61 0 0 0 NA NA NA Yes
celtic seas ott elasmobranchs dipturus intermedius common skate 121 10637.1 1452.1 0 0 0 NA NA NA 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 otb elasmobranchs dipturus intermedius common skate 211 111989 5992.53 0 0 0.1153 NA NA NA Yes
greater north sea ott elasmobranchs dipturus intermedius common skate 25 13275.8 1885.79 0 0 0.0006 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
greater north sea ptb elasmobranchs dipturus intermedius common skate 7 5222.58 722.822 0.023 0.0023 0.2282 120 13 1192 Yes
greater north sea ssc elasmobranchs dipturus intermedius common skate 31 8307.14 311.853 0.0893 0.0076 1.0554 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
icelandic waters gns seabirds fratercula arctica atlantic puffin 4 4595 1144 0.0034 0.0012 0.0098 16 6 45 No
celtic seas gns seabirds fulmarus glacialis northern fulmar 38 16231.6 1707.84 0 0 0.0008 NA NA NA No
celtic seas lls seabirds fulmarus glacialis northern fulmar 160 9593.74 435.75 0.3854 0.0648 2.2942 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
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 lls seabirds fulmarus glacialis northern fulmar 222 4137.04 267.783 0.0113 0 2821.8248 NA NA NA No
icelandic waters gns seabirds fulmarus glacialis northern fulmar 15 4595 1144 0.0125 0.0061 0.0256 58 29 118 No
icelandic waters lls seabirds fulmarus glacialis northern fulmar 146 6506 303 0.0383 0.0048 0.3027 249 32 1970 No
norwegian sea gns seabirds fulmarus glacialis northern fulmar 46 7001.1 0.0078 0.0001 0.5455 NA NA NA No
baltic sea gns seabirds gavia arctica arctic loon 3 138213 3537.11 0.0007 0.0002 0.0028 97 25 387 No
baltic sea lld seabirds gavia arctica arctic loon 1 21 75 0.0133 0.0019 0.0947 0 0 2 No
greater north sea gns seabirds gavia arctica arctic loon 51 35093.5 5088.05 0 0 0.017 NA NA NA No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gns seabirds gavia immer common loon 2 45477.1 7141 0.0004 0.0001 0.0022 17 3 102 No
greater north sea gtr seabirds gavia immer common loon 2 10854.1 1064.49 0.0017 0.0002 0.0163 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
icelandic waters gns seabirds gavia immer common loon 3 4595 1144 0.0026 0.0008 0.0081 12 4 38 No
baltic sea gns seabirds gavia stellata red-throated loon 1 138213 3537.11 0 0 0.0146 NA NA NA No
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