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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.



ICES ecoregion
Metier 4
Species
     
Common Name
Taxon
Priority
     




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 otm mammals delphinus delphis short-beaked common dolphin 2 354.933 35.2016 0.2003 0.0206 1.9518 uncertain uncertain uncertain Yes
icelandic waters gns mammals phocoena phocoena harbor porpoise 274 4595 1144 0.2031 0.0598 0.6897 828 645 1077 Yes
celtic seas lld turtles dermochelys coriacea leatherback turtle 3 2149 21 0.2706 0.0349 2.1 uncertain uncertain uncertain 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
icelandic waters gns seabirds somateria mollissima common eider 404 4595 1144 0.321 0.0455 2.2635 1992 503 8373 No
celtic seas lls seabirds fulmarus glacialis northern fulmar 160 9593.74 435.75 0.3854 0.0648 2.2942 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
icelandic waters gns seabirds uria aalge common guillemot 658 4595 1144 0.4992 0.2926 0.8517 uncertain uncertain uncertain No
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