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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
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 otm seabirds larus fuscus lesser black-backed gull 1 354.933 35.2016 0.0821 0.0038 1.7767 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
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 marinus great black-backed gull 1 71937.2 7980.18 0.0001 0 0.0016 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
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
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 ps seabirds larus marinus great black-backed gull 1 2137.41 97.6833 0.0102 0.0014 0.0727 22 4 156 No
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 seabirds larus michahellis yellow-legged gull 3 165487 1315 0.0021 0.0002 0.0217 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gns seabirds larus michahellis yellow-legged gull 7 45477.1 7141 0 0 0.8286 NA NA NA 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 ps seabirds larus michahellis yellow-legged gull 7 56608.7 1397.32 0.0047 0.0013 0.0173 265 72 978 No
western mediterranean sea lld seabirds larus michahellis yellow-legged gull 52 34340.8 2453 0.003 0.0002 0.0555 NA NA NA No
ionian sea and the central mediterranean sea otb elasmobranchs leucoraja melitensis maltese skate 7 65604.3 499 0 0 0.6149 NA NA NA Yes
icelandic waters gns mammals megaptera novaeangliae humpback whale 3 4595 1144 0.0027 0.0006 0.0128 13 3 59 No
baltic sea gns seabirds melanitta fusca velvet scoter 197 138213 3537.11 0.0079 0.0007 0.0945 487 83 2881 No
baltic sea gtr seabirds melanitta fusca velvet scoter 2 4376 570.693 0.0142 0.0006 0.3284 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 gtr seabirds melanitta fusca velvet scoter 10 10854.1 1064.49 0 0 0.1646 NA NA NA No
baltic sea gns seabirds melanitta nigra black scoter 23 138213 3537.11 0.0027 0.0009 0.0079 374 129 1091 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
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 gtr seabirds melanitta nigra black scoter 7 10854.1 1064.49 0.1107 0.0012 10.3714 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
aegean-levantine sea lls mammals monachus monachus mediterranean monk seal 1 165487 1315 0.0008 0.0001 0.0054 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gns seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 35 45477.1 7141 0.007 0.0017 0.0287 NA NA NA 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 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 morus bassanus northern gannet 18 60717.1 539.485 0.0218 0.0039 0.1222 NA NA NA No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast ltl seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 11 5603.37 161.434 0.0136 0 7.4852 944 155 6132 No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast otb seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 43 71160.3 2728.23 0 0 0.1846 NA NA NA 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 ptb seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 28 7565.44 1374.61 0.0108 0.0016 0.074 NA NA NA No
celtic seas lls seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 15 9593.74 435.75 0.0439 0.0135 0.1422 421 130 1364 No
celtic seas otb seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 27 56696.3 4804.61 0.0052 0.0005 0.0495 NA NA NA No
celtic seas ptb seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 2 22.1071 31.4788 0.0547 0.0084 0.3576 1 1 8 No
celtic seas ptm seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 1 3310.6 428.122 0.0023 0.0003 0.0166 uncertain uncertain uncertain 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 lls seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 10 4137.04 267.783 0.0465 0.0177 0.1217 192 74 504 No
greater north sea otb seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 8 111989 5311.87 0.0009 0.0003 0.0032 106 31 364 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 ptb seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 11 5222.58 721.822 0.0192 0.0022 0.1641 100 12 857 No
greater north sea tbb seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 11 61067 1346.27 0.0065 0.0009 0.0471 394 54 2874 No
icelandic waters gns seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 6 4595 1144 0.0052 0.0024 0.0117 24 11 54 No
icelandic waters lls seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 25 6506 303 0.0321 0.0073 0.1405 209 48 915 No
western mediterranean sea lld seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 2 34340.8 2453 0.0011 0.0002 0.0069 37 6 236 No
icelandic waters gns mammals pagophilus groenlandicus harp seal 35 4595 1144 0.0362 0.0167 0.0785 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
adriatic sea otb seabirds phalacrocorax aristotelis european shag 3 123059 821 0 0 2.8589 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
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