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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
azores gns turtles chelonia mydas green sea turtle 1 2216.8 103.2 0.0097 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
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
baltic sea gns seabirds cepphus grylle black guillemot 3 138213 3537.11 0.0007 0.0002 0.003 101 25 417 No
baltic sea gns seabirds clangula hyemalis long-tailed duck 276 138213 3537.11 0.0002 0 5.8489 NA NA NA No
baltic sea gns seabirds gavia arctica arctic loon 3 138213 3537.11 0.0007 0.0002 0.0028 97 25 387 No
baltic sea gns seabirds gavia stellata red-throated loon 1 138213 3537.11 0 0 0.0146 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 gns seabirds larus argentatus herring gull 2 138213 3537.11 0.0004 0.0001 0.0034 uncertain uncertain uncertain 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 gns seabirds melanitta nigra black scoter 23 138213 3537.11 0.0027 0.0009 0.0079 374 129 1091 No
baltic sea gns seabirds phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant 137 138213 3537.11 0.0042 0.0007 0.0258 NA NA NA No
baltic sea gns mammals phoca vitulina harbor seal 85 138213 3267.11 0.0005 0 0.0753 NA NA NA No
baltic sea gns mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 152 138213 3267.11 0 0 0.0463 NA NA NA Yes
baltic sea gns seabirds podiceps cristatus great crested grebe 1 138213 3537.11 0.0003 0 0.002 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
baltic sea gns seabirds podiceps grisegena red-necked grebe 2 138213 3537.11 0.0006 0.0001 0.0023 78 20 313 No
baltic sea gns seabirds somateria mollissima common eider 580 138213 3537.11 0.0051 0.0004 0.065 NA NA NA No
baltic sea gns seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 219 138213 3537.11 0.0028 0.0001 0.0863 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
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
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gns seabirds alca torda razorbill 10 45477.1 7141 0.0043 0.0012 0.0155 197 55 705 No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gns mammals balaenoptera acutorostrata NA 1 45477.1 7339 0.0001 0 0.001 NA NA NA No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gns turtles caretta caretta loggerhead 3 45477.1 7033 0.0006 0.0001 0.0035 29 6 159 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
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gns seabirds gavia immer common loon 2 45477.1 7141 0.0004 0.0001 0.0022 17 3 102 No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gns seabirds gavia stellata red-throated loon 1 45477.1 7141 0.0003 0 0.005 uncertain uncertain uncertain 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 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 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 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 gns seabirds phalacrocorax aristotelis european shag 3 45477.1 7141 0 0 0.0326 NA NA NA No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gns seabirds phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant 4 45477.1 7141 0.0008 0.0002 0.0028 34 9 130 No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gns mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 26 45477.1 7339 0.0031 0.0017 0.0056 142 80 254 Yes
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gns seabirds puffinus mauretanicus balearic shearwater 5 45477.1 7141 0.004 0.0004 0.0412 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gns mammals stenella coeruleoalba striped dolphin 1 45477.1 7339 0.0002 0 0.0017 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gns mammals tursiops truncatus bottlenose dolphin 7 45477.1 7339 0.0016 0.0006 0.0047 74 26 216 No
bay of biscay and the iberian coast gns seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 251 45477.1 7141 0 0 0.0085 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
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
celtic seas gns elasmobranchs dipturus intermedius common skate 15 16231.6 1951.84 0.0058 0.002 0.0164 94 33 266 Yes
celtic seas gns seabirds fulmarus glacialis northern fulmar 38 16231.6 1707.84 0 0 0.0008 NA NA NA 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 gns seabirds phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant 3 16231.6 1707.84 0.0021 0.0004 0.0107 34 7 174 No
celtic seas gns mammals phoca vitulina harbor seal 45 16231.6 1707.84 0 0 0.007 NA NA NA No
celtic seas gns mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 13 16231.6 1707.84 0.0012 0 0.6694 NA NA NA Yes
celtic seas gns elasmobranchs squatina squatina angelshark 3 16231.6 1951.84 0.0007 0.0001 0.0053 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
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