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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
greater north sea otb mammals phoca vitulina harbor seal 1 111989 5311.87 0.0005 0 0.009 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
greater north sea otb mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 1 111989 5311.87 0.0001 0 0.0086 NA NA NA Yes
greater north sea otm seabirds larus argentatus herring gull 1 8961.6 1106.77 0.0013 0.0001 0.0196 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
greater north sea otm seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 1 8961.6 1106.77 0.0009 0.0001 0.0071 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
greater north sea otm mammals phoca vitulina harbor seal 1 8961.6 1106.77 0.0013 0.0001 0.0198 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
greater north sea ps seabirds larus marinus great black-backed gull 1 2137.41 97.6833 0.0102 0.0014 0.0727 22 4 156 No
greater north sea sdn mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 1 2982.8 139.916 0.0072 0.0006 0.0924 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
greater north sea tbb mammals phoca vitulina harbor seal 1 61067 1346.27 0.001 0.0001 0.0157 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
greater north sea tbb mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 1 61067 1346.27 0.001 0.0001 0.0157 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
greater north sea tbb elasmobranchs squatina squatina angelshark 1 61067 2301.27 0 0 184.8366 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
icelandic waters gns mammals balaenoptera acutorostrata NA 1 4595 1144 0.0009 0.0001 0.0062 NA NA NA 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 otb mammals pagophilus groenlandicus harp seal 1 11854 2582 0.0004 0.0001 0.0027 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
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
norwegian sea gns seabirds larus argentatus herring gull 1 7001.1 0.0001 0 0.0031 NA NA NA No
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
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 tursiops truncatus bottlenose dolphin 1 34340.8 2453 0.0007 0 0.0124 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
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 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 ott mammals tursiops truncatus bottlenose dolphin 1 4281.86 594.75 0.0017 0.0002 0.0118 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
aegean-levantine sea gns elasmobranchs gymnura altavela spiny butterfly ray 2 204908 1676 0.0012 0.0003 0.0048 245 62 978 Yes
aegean-levantine sea lld turtles caretta caretta loggerhead 2 1345.21 106 0.0212 0.0029 0.1538 29 4 207 Yes
aegean-levantine sea lls turtles caretta caretta loggerhead 2 165487 1315 0.0021 0.0001 0.0393 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
aegean-levantine sea lls seabirds phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant 2 165487 1315 0.0015 0.0004 0.0061 252 63 1007 No
azores lhp mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 2 30559.4 1942.8 0.001 0.0002 0.0054 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
baltic sea gns seabirds aythya fuligula tufted duck 2 138213 3537.11 0.0017 0.0002 0.0142 230 27 1959 No
baltic sea gns seabirds larus argentatus herring gull 2 138213 3537.11 0.0004 0.0001 0.0034 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
baltic sea gns seabirds podiceps grisegena red-necked grebe 2 138213 3537.11 0.0006 0.0001 0.0023 78 20 313 No
baltic sea gtr seabirds alca torda razorbill 2 4376 570.693 0.0035 0.0009 0.014 15 4 62 No
baltic sea gtr mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 2 4376 570.693 0 0 0.0604 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
baltic sea gtr seabirds melanitta fusca velvet scoter 2 4376 570.693 0.0142 0.0006 0.3284 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
barents sea gns mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 2 193.5 0.0401 0.0013 1.2218 NA NA NA Yes
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
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gns seabirds larus marinus great black-backed gull 2 45477.1 7141 0.0002 0 0.0017 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gtr seabirds larus michahellis yellow-legged gull 2 71937.2 7980.18 0.0001 0 0.1918 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
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
bay of biscay and the iberian coast lls mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 2 60717.1 499.485 0.004 0.001 0.016 243 61 973 Yes
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 otb elasmobranchs gymnura altavela spiny butterfly ray 2 71160.3 2728.23 0.0002 0 0.1579 NA NA NA Yes
bay of biscay and the iberian coast otb seabirds larus argentatus herring gull 2 71160.3 2728.23 0.001 0.0002 0.0061 69 11 433 No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast otb seabirds puffinus mauretanicus balearic shearwater 2 71160.3 2728.23 0.0027 0.0001 0.0741 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
bay of biscay and the iberian coast otm mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 2 354.933 35.2016 0.2003 0.0206 1.9518 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
black sea otm fish huso huso european sturgeon 2 4981 210 0.0084 0.0012 0.0586 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
celtic seas lls seabirds larus marinus great black-backed gull 2 9593.74 435.75 0.0052 0.0005 0.0505 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
celtic seas lls seabirds puffinus gravis greater shearwater 2 9593.74 435.75 0.0073 0.0005 0.1023 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
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