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Title
Ghost fishing by lost fishing gear
Title (original)
Ghost fishing by lost fishing gear
Description
This report is the output of a six-month research project funded by the Environment Unit of DG Fisheries and Maritime Affairs of the European Commission. Evidence suggests that ghost fishing from ‘active’ fishing gears such as trawl nets and from ‘static’ pot fishing is not significant in European Union (EU) waters, and the focus of this project is therefore on ghost fishing in static set-net fisheries. The work was carried out by the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) and Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management Ltd. It was based on detailed terms of reference, but in essence attempted to answer the following three questions: 1. What are the main gaps in our knowledge about the extent of ghost fishing? 2. Based on what we do know, to what extent is ghost fishing a serious issue in European Union waters? 3. If it is a problem, how effective are gear retrieval programmes and other management options in dealing with it? The project involved a detailed literature review, brief surveys with selected fisheries in the EU, a workshop of industry participants and specialist fisheries researchers, and desk-based analysis and report writing.
Authors
Brown, J, G. Macfadyen, T. Huntington, J. Magnus and J. Tumilty
Publication year
2005
Resource type
Reports
Language
English
Areas of knowledge
Impacts, reduction & retrieval of ALDFG
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