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EUROPEAN CETACEAN BYCATCH CAMPAIGN |
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3.1.1. Gillnets |
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3.1.1.1. Passive Acoustic Reflectors |
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3.1.1.2. Active Acoustic Devices (Pingers) |
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3.1.2. Mid-water trawls |
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3.1.2.1. Excluder Devices |
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3.1.3. Conclusion |
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3.2. Current management of by-catch (pdf ~ 22 Kb) |
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3.2.1. By-catch management in the NW Atlantic: Case Study |
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3.2.1.1. US MMPA: in theory |
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3.2.1.2. US MMPA: in practise |
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4. Legislation (pdf ~ 396 Kb) |
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4.1. Current regional and global legislation for the conservation of cetaceans |
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4.1.1. ACCOBAMS |
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4.1.2. ASCOBANS |
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4.1.3. Habitats Directive |
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4.1.4. Barcelona Convention |
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4.2. International Fisheries Law |
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4.2.1. CFP |
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4.2.2. UNCLOS |
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4.2.3. FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries |
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4.3. Sanctuaries and Protected Areas |
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4.4. The situation in other areas: the US MMPA |
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4.5. Conclusion |
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5. Recommendations (pdf ~ 31 Kb) |
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5.1. The options |
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5.2. Recommendations |
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5.2.1. Funding |
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5.2.2. Legislative framework required |
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5.2.3. Determining the extent of the problem: monitoring programmes |
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5.2.4. Determining ways to alleviate the problem: mitigation measures |
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5.2.5. Assurance of co-operation from fishermen |
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6. References (pdf ~ 64 Kb) |
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Appendix I List of projects contacted for information (pdf ~ 12 Kb) |
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Appendix II Table of gear specifications (pdf ~ 27 Kb) |
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Appendix IV Sampling units used to measure by-catch (pdf ~12 Kb) |
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Appendix V By-catch data table and location map (pdf ~ 33 Kb) |
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Appendix VI Overview of cetacean by-catches, fishing gear and area (CETASEL project) (pdf ~ 37 Kb) |
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Appendix VII Cetacean distribution maps (pdf ~ 460 Kb) |
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Appendix VIII Abundance estimates as recorded by SCANS (pdf ~ 65 Kb) |
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Appendix IX US MMPA Fishery categories (pdf ~ 43 Kb) |
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Appendix XI Example of logbook format (pdf ~ 8 Kb) |
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Appendix XII Proposal for modification of gillnets (pdf ~ 230 Kb) |
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