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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 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
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
baltic sea gns seabirds larus argentatus herring gull 2 138213 3537.11 0.0004 0.0001 0.0034 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 lls seabirds larus argentatus herring gull 1 60717.1 539.485 0.0019 0.0003 0.0132 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
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
celtic seas ott seabirds larus argentatus herring gull 1 10637.1 1372.1 0.0006 0 0.0138 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
celtic seas ps seabirds larus argentatus herring gull 9 467 139 0.0748 0.0179 0.3122 35 9 146 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
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 ps seabirds larus argentatus herring gull 8 2137.41 97.6833 0.0574 0.0129 0.2544 123 28 544 No
icelandic waters lls seabirds larus argentatus herring gull 35 6506 303 0.0306 0.0023 0.4163 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
norwegian sea gns seabirds larus argentatus herring gull 1 7001.1 0.0001 0 0.0031 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
icelandic waters gns mammals lagenorhynchus albirostris white-beaked dolphin 4 4595 1144 0.0034 0.0007 0.0165 16 4 76 No
western mediterranean sea otb seabirds ichthyaetus melanocephalus mediterranean gull 1 150669 6238.67 0.0002 0 0.0011 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
black sea otm fish huso huso european sturgeon 2 4981 210 0.0084 0.0012 0.0586 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
baltic sea fpo mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 9 3269.51 159 0.0147 0.0001 2.1074 NA NA NA No
baltic sea gns mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 47 138213 3267.11 0.0004 0 0.1801 NA NA NA No
baltic sea gtr mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 2 4376 570.693 0 0 0.0604 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
baltic sea otm mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 6 16297.5 3857.39 0 0 0.1699 NA NA NA No
barents sea gns mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 1 193.5 0.0159 0.0005 0.47 NA NA NA No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gns mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 6 45477.1 7339 0.0009 0.0003 0.0025 43 16 115 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
celtic seas gns mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 225 16231.6 1707.84 0.0175 0.0008 0.3922 NA NA NA 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 otm mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 18 2300.6 1025 0.0006 0 7.5474 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 gtr mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 25 10854.1 1064.49 0.0001 0 37.5705 NA NA NA No
greater north sea otb mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 3 111989 5311.87 0.0006 0.0002 0.0018 NA NA NA No
greater north sea otm mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 26 8961.6 1106.77 0.0001 0 72536.9253 NA NA NA No
greater north sea tbb mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 2 61067 1346.27 0.0015 0.0004 0.0059 91 23 363 No
icelandic waters gns mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 46 4595 1144 0.0268 0.0033 0.2143 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
norwegian sea gns mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 3 10117.6 0.0003 0.0001 0.0009 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
aegean-levantine sea lls elasmobranchs gymnura altavela spiny butterfly ray 11 165487 1315 0.0067 0.0021 0.0212 1114 355 3505 Yes
aegean-levantine sea otb elasmobranchs gymnura altavela spiny butterfly ray 23 38017.5 1166 0.0665 0.0179 0.2464 2527 682 9368 Yes
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
ionian sea and the central mediterranean sea otb elasmobranchs gymnura altavela spiny butterfly ray 3 65604.3 499 0.0053 0.0014 0.0202 350 93 1325 Yes
western mediterranean sea otb elasmobranchs gymnura altavela spiny butterfly ray 2 150669 6238.67 0.0003 0.0001 0.0017 52 11 261 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
western mediterranean sea lld mammals grampus griseus risso's dolphin 2 34340.8 2453 0.0008 0.0002 0.0033 NA NA NA 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 ptb mammals globicephala melas long-finned pilot whale 3 7565.44 1374.61 0.0019 0.0005 0.0073 15 4 56 No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast ptm mammals globicephala melas long-finned pilot whale 5 4836.47 1215.76 0.0018 0.0002 0.0162 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
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