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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 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
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 lld turtles caretta caretta loggerhead 8 2172.62 163.595 0.0551 0.0081 0.3765 120 18 818 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
bay of biscay and the iberian coast lld seabirds puffinus puffinus manx shearwater 4 2172.62 74.5954 0.2786 0.023 3.3786 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
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 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 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 lls seabirds puffinus mauretanicus balearic shearwater 1 60717.1 539.485 0.0016 0 0.0743 NA NA NA 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 lls seabirds rissa tridactyla black-legged kittiwake 1 60717.1 539.485 0.0019 0.0003 0.0132 uncertain uncertain uncertain 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 turtles caretta caretta loggerhead 1 71160.3 2728.23 0.0004 0.0001 0.0026 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
bay of biscay and the iberian coast otb mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 13 71160.3 2728.23 0.0043 0.002 0.009 302 144 638 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
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 morus bassanus northern gannet 43 71160.3 2728.23 0 0 0.1846 NA NA NA No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast otb mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 1 71160.3 2728.23 0.0011 0 0.0258 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
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
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
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 ps mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 19 56608.7 1582.32 0.0072 0.0013 0.0407 443 147 1469 Yes
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
bay of biscay and the iberian coast ptb mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 227 7565.44 1374.61 0.0022 0 133.3626 704 269 3308 Yes
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 ptb seabirds morus bassanus northern gannet 28 7565.44 1374.61 0.0108 0.0016 0.074 NA NA NA No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast ptb seabirds rissa tridactyla black-legged kittiwake 4 7565.44 1374.61 0.0026 0.0002 0.0353 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast ptb mammals tursiops truncatus bottlenose dolphin 8 7565.44 1374.61 0.0053 0.0022 0.0125 40 17 95 No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast ptm mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 122 4836.47 1215.76 0.1257 0.0496 0.3183 608 241 1540 Yes
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
bay of biscay and the iberian coast ptm mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 1 4836.47 1215.76 0.0017 0.0001 0.0329 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
barents sea gns mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 1 193.5 0.0159 0.0005 0.47 NA NA NA No
barents sea gns mammals phoca vitulina harbor seal 3 193.5 0.063 0.0018 2.2377 NA NA NA No
barents sea gns mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 2 193.5 0.0401 0.0013 1.2218 NA NA NA Yes
baltic sea fpn seabirds phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant 1 7130.79 103 0.0256 0.0013 0.5177 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
baltic sea fpn seabirds somateria mollissima common eider 1 7130.79 103 0.0097 0.0014 0.0691 69 10 493 No
baltic sea fpo mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 9 3269.51 159 0.0147 0.0001 2.1074 NA NA NA No
baltic sea fpo mammals pusa hispida ringed seal 1 3269.51 159 0.0063 0.0009 0.0446 21 3 146 No
baltic sea gns fish acipenser oxyrinchus atlantic sturgeon 18 138213 3022 0.0178 0.0044 0.0718 2460 610 9930 Yes
baltic sea gns seabirds alca torda razorbill 18 138213 3537.11 0 0 0.8421 NA NA NA No
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 aythya marila greater scaup 8 138213 3537.11 0.0101 0.0002 0.4557 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
baltic sea gns seabirds bucephala clangula common goldeneye 1 138213 3537.11 0.0016 0.0001 0.0407 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
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