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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 gtr seabirds aythya fuligula tufted duck 4 4376 570.693 0.0108 0.0017 0.0688 47 8 301 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 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
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 gtr seabirds phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant 207 4376 570.693 0.124 0.0376 0.4089 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
baltic sea gtr mammals phoca vitulina harbor seal 5 4376 570.693 0.0088 0.0036 0.021 38 16 93 No
baltic sea gtr mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 14 4376 570.693 0.0119 0.0009 0.1655 29 6 552 Yes
baltic sea gtr seabirds somateria mollissima common eider 35 4376 570.693 0.0612 0.0423 0.0887 268 186 388 No
baltic sea gtr seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 8 4376 570.693 0.017 0.0063 0.0455 74 28 200 No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gtr seabirds alca torda razorbill 10 71937.2 7980.18 0.0006 0 0.0189 NA NA NA 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 mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 280 71937.2 8055.18 0.009 0.0012 0.0696 NA NA NA 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 seabirds gavia stellata red-throated loon 3 71937.2 7980.18 0 0 263.6562 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 mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 12 71937.2 8055.18 0.0002 0 0.0091 uncertain uncertain uncertain 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 fuscus lesser black-backed gull 7 71937.2 7980.18 0 0 0.0029 NA NA NA 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 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 gtr seabirds melanitta nigra black scoter 9 71937.2 7980.18 0.0019 0.0007 0.0052 136 50 375 No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gtr seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 210 71937.2 7980.18 0.0007 0 0.4971 NA NA NA No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gtr seabirds phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant 7 71937.2 7980.18 0.0001 0 1.1074 NA NA NA No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gtr mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 95 71937.2 8055.18 0.0004 0 2.4829 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gtr seabirds puffinus gravis greater shearwater 20 71937.2 7980.18 0.0075 0.0001 0.394 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gtr seabirds puffinus mauretanicus balearic shearwater 16 71937.2 7980.18 0.0039 0.0011 0.014 277 77 1010 Yes
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 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 gtr seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 662 71937.2 7980.18 0.0001 0 0.4118 NA NA NA No
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 gtr elasmobranchs dipturus intermedius common skate 127 2931.1 527.738 0 0 0.0454 NA NA NA 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 gtr mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 180 2931.1 512.738 0.1688 0.0543 0.5251 NA NA NA No
celtic seas gtr mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 3 2931.1 512.738 0.0206 0.0031 0.1383 60 9 406 Yes
celtic seas gtr elasmobranchs squatina squatina angelshark 16 2931.1 527.738 0.0192 0.0068 0.0544 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 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
aegean-levantine sea gns elasmobranchs gymnura altavela spiny butterfly ray 2 204908 1676 0.0012 0.0003 0.0048 245 62 978 Yes
azores gns turtles caretta caretta loggerhead 3 2216.8 103.2 0.0291 0.0094 0.0901 64 21 200 Yes
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