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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
adriatic sea otb turtles caretta caretta loggerhead 42 123059 821 0.0065 0.0001 0.3468 NA NA NA Yes
greater north sea tbb seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 11 61067 1346.27 0.0065 0.0009 0.0471 394 54 2874 No
aegean-levantine sea lls elasmobranchs gymnura altavela spiny butterfly ray 11 165487 1315 0.0067 0.0021 0.0212 1114 355 3505 Yes
western mediterranean sea lld seabirds puffinus mauretanicus balearic shearwater 74 34340.8 2453 0.0068 0.0008 0.0584 NA NA NA 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 ps mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 19 56608.7 1582.32 0.0072 0.0013 0.0407 443 147 1469 Yes
greater north sea sdn mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 1 2982.8 139.916 0.0072 0.0006 0.0924 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
celtic seas lls seabirds puffinus gravis greater shearwater 2 9593.74 435.75 0.0073 0.0005 0.1023 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
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
norwegian sea gns mammals phoca vitulina harbor seal 77 10117.6 0.0077 0.0036 0.0164 NA NA NA No
icelandic waters gns seabirds alca torda razorbill 9 4595 1144 0.0078 0.004 0.0155 36 19 71 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 melanitta fusca velvet scoter 197 138213 3537.11 0.0079 0.0007 0.0945 487 83 2881 No
celtic seas ps mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 1 467 139 0.008 0.0007 0.0914 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
adriatic sea ptm mammals tursiops truncatus bottlenose dolphin 8 8700.5 1142 0.0083 0.0027 0.026 73 24 227 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
black sea otm fish huso huso european sturgeon 2 4981 210 0.0084 0.0012 0.0586 uncertain uncertain uncertain 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
icelandic waters gns seabirds uria lomvia thick-billed murre 10 4595 1144 0.0084 0.0027 0.0263 38 13 121 No
baltic sea gtr mammals phoca vitulina harbor seal 5 4376 570.693 0.0088 0.0036 0.021 38 16 93 No
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 gns mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 103 45477.1 7339 0.0093 0.0034 0.0254 NA NA NA Yes
icelandic waters lls seabirds larus fuscus lesser black-backed gull 5 6506 303 0.0096 0.0014 0.0639 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
azores gns turtles chelonia mydas green sea turtle 1 2216.8 103.2 0.0097 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
baltic sea fpn seabirds somateria mollissima common eider 1 7130.79 103 0.0097 0.0014 0.0691 69 10 493 No
baltic sea gns seabirds aythya marila greater scaup 8 138213 3537.11 0.0101 0.0002 0.4557 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
baltic sea gtr seabirds aythya fuligula tufted duck 4 4376 570.693 0.0108 0.0017 0.0688 47 8 301 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
adriatic sea lld seabirds larus michahellis yellow-legged gull 1 3731.48 90 0.0111 0.0016 0.0789 41 6 295 No
greater north sea lls seabirds fulmarus glacialis northern fulmar 222 4137.04 267.783 0.0113 0 2821.8248 NA NA NA No
baltic sea gtr mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 14 4376 570.693 0.0119 0.0009 0.1655 29 6 552 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
azores lld turtles dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle 6 1106.8 480 0.0123 0.0045 0.0341 14 5 38 Yes
icelandic waters gns seabirds fulmarus glacialis northern fulmar 15 4595 1144 0.0125 0.0061 0.0256 58 29 118 No
icelandic waters sdn elasmobranchs dipturus batis common skate 1 3284 78 0.0128 0.0018 0.091 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
adriatic sea ps turtles caretta caretta loggerhead 20 15972.5 534 0.0129 0.001 0.1703 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
baltic sea lld seabirds gavia arctica arctic loon 1 21 75 0.0133 0.0019 0.0947 0 0 2 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
baltic sea gtr seabirds melanitta fusca velvet scoter 2 4376 570.693 0.0142 0.0006 0.3284 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
baltic sea fpo mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 9 3269.51 159 0.0147 0.0001 2.1074 NA NA NA 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
barents sea gns mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 1 193.5 0.0159 0.0005 0.47 NA NA NA No
black sea gns mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 3 6447 154 0.0164 0.0016 0.1707 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
baltic sea gtr seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 8 4376 570.693 0.017 0.0063 0.0455 74 28 200 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
greater north sea gns mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 1624 35093.5 7287.95 0.0172 0.0019 0.1591 NA NA NA Yes
celtic seas gns mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 225 16231.6 1707.84 0.0175 0.0008 0.3922 NA NA NA No
baltic sea gns fish acipenser oxyrinchus atlantic sturgeon 18 138213 3022 0.0178 0.0044 0.0718 2460 610 9930 Yes
celtic seas gtr elasmobranchs squatina squatina angelshark 16 2931.1 527.738 0.0192 0.0068 0.0544 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
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