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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
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
baltic sea gtr seabirds alca torda razorbill 2 4376 570.693 0.0035 0.0009 0.014 15 4 62 No
baltic sea gtr seabirds aythya fuligula tufted duck 4 4376 570.693 0.0108 0.0017 0.0688 47 8 301 No
baltic sea gtr seabirds aythya marila greater scaup 1 4376 570.693 0.0047 0.0003 0.0799 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
baltic sea gtr mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 2 4376 570.693 0 0 0.0604 uncertain uncertain uncertain 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 gtr seabirds mergus serrator red-breasted merganser 1 4376 570.693 0.0057 0.0003 0.1128 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
baltic sea gtr seabirds phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant 207 4376 570.693 0.124 0.0376 0.4089 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
baltic sea gtr mammals phoca vitulina harbor seal 5 4376 570.693 0.0088 0.0036 0.021 38 16 93 No
baltic sea gtr mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 14 4376 570.693 0.0119 0.0009 0.1655 29 6 552 Yes
baltic sea gtr seabirds somateria mollissima common eider 35 4376 570.693 0.0612 0.0423 0.0887 268 186 388 No
baltic sea gtr seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 8 4376 570.693 0.017 0.0063 0.0455 74 28 200 No
baltic sea lld seabirds gavia arctica arctic loon 1 21 75 0.0133 0.0019 0.0947 0 0 2 No
baltic sea lld seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 5 21 75 0.0649 0.012 0.3498 1 1 8 No
baltic sea otm mammals halichoerus grypus gray seal 6 16297.5 3857.39 0 0 0.1699 NA NA NA No
azores gns turtles caretta caretta loggerhead 3 2216.8 103.2 0.0291 0.0094 0.0901 64 21 200 Yes
azores gns turtles chelonia mydas green sea turtle 1 2216.8 103.2 0.0097 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
azores lhm mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 3 2868 0.001 0.0003 0.0032 NA NA NA Yes
azores lhp mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 2 30559.4 1942.8 0.001 0.0002 0.0054 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
azores lhp mammals stenella frontalis atlantic spotted dolphin 10 30559.4 1942.8 0.0031 0.0003 0.0335 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
azores lld turtles caretta caretta loggerhead 29 1106.8 480 0.048 0.0116 0.1988 53 13 220 Yes
azores lld turtles dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle 6 1106.8 480 0.0123 0.0045 0.0341 14 5 38 Yes
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 lld turtles caretta caretta loggerhead 2 1345.21 106 0.0212 0.0029 0.1538 29 4 207 Yes
aegean-levantine sea lld turtles chelonia mydas green sea turtle 6 1345.21 106 0.0689 0.0115 0.4144 93 16 558 Yes
aegean-levantine sea lls turtles caretta caretta loggerhead 2 165487 1315 0.0021 0.0001 0.0393 uncertain uncertain uncertain 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 lls seabirds larus michahellis yellow-legged gull 3 165487 1315 0.0021 0.0002 0.0217 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
aegean-levantine sea lls seabirds phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant 2 165487 1315 0.0015 0.0004 0.0061 252 63 1007 No
aegean-levantine sea lls seabirds puffinus yelkouan yelkouan shearwater 1 165487 1315 0.0008 0.0001 0.0054 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
aegean-levantine sea otb turtles caretta caretta loggerhead 11 38017.5 1156 0.0242 0.0034 0.171 NA NA NA Yes
aegean-levantine sea otb turtles chelonia mydas green sea turtle 1 38017.5 1156 0.0057 0.0002 0.177 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
aegean-levantine sea otb elasmobranchs dipturus batis common skate 3 38017.5 1166 0.0028 0.0006 0.0131 108 24 498 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
aegean-levantine sea otb mammals tursiops truncatus bottlenose dolphin 1 38017.5 1156 0.0009 0.0001 0.0061 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
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