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The 182 pages that link to Bycatch, each with the reason it gives.

• Diving duckRelated: Diving ducks can become entangled in fishing nets while pursuing prey.

• False killer whaleRelated: False killer whales can become entangled in fishing gear, especially longlines.

• Hammerhead sharkRelated: Hammerheads are caught in fisheries targeting tuna, swordfish, and other animals.

• Oceanic dolphinRelated: Fishing gear can injure or kill oceanic dolphins, especially in large-scale fisheries.

• Risso’s dolphinRelated: Entanglement in fishing gear can injure or kill Risso’s dolphins.

• Sea lionRelated: Fishing gear can injure or kill sea lions that are not the intended catch.

• Slipper lobsterRelated: Slipper lobsters may be caught incidentally in seabed fishing gear.

• SturgeonRelated: Sturgeons can be caught and killed in fisheries targeting other species.

• Tiger sharkRelated: Tiger sharks are caught incidentally in several commercial fisheries.

• Bull sharkRelated: Bull sharks are caught incidentally in coastal fisheries, affecting populations and management.

• Carpet sharkRelated: Coastal and bottom fisheries can incidentally catch carpet sharks.

• Crab trapRelated: Crab traps may retain fish and other animals alongside crabs.

• Greenland sharkRelated: Greenland sharks can be caught incidentally in northern fisheries.

• GuitarfishRelated: Guitarfishes are caught incidentally in several fisheries, including bottom-set nets and trawls.

• HakeRelated: Hake fishing can also catch non-target fish and seabed wildlife.

• Japanese spider crabRelated: Individuals may be captured in fisheries targeting other seafloor animals.

• Lobster trapRelated: Traps can capture animals other than lobsters, depending on their design and location.

• Nephrops norvegicusRelated: Nephrops trawls can capture fish and other seabed animals alongside the target catch.

• Pilot whaleRelated: Fishing gear can accidentally capture pilot whales, especially in some regional fisheries.

• Seine fishingRelated: A seine can capture non-target species enclosed with the intended school.

• WobbegongRelated: Wobbegongs can be captured in fisheries targeting other marine animals.

• Alaska pollockRelated: Pollock trawling can catch other species, making bycatch monitoring a management concern.

• BillfishRelated: Billfish can be caught as bycatch in commercial fisheries, including tuna longlines.

• Eagle rayRelated: Eagle rays can be caught in nets and lines aimed at other fish.

• FishermanRelated: Fishing gear can capture species the fisherman did not intend to catch.

• Hector's dolphinRelated: Entanglement in fishing nets is a major human-caused threat to Hector's dolphins.

• Loggerhead sea turtleRelated: Fishing gear can drown loggerheads caught while they forage or migrate.

• Mahi-mahiRelated: Mahi-mahi can be caught incidentally in fisheries targeting other large open-ocean fish.

• Ocean sunfishRelated: Sunfish are caught incidentally in several fisheries, creating a management concern.

• OystercatcherRelated: Fishing gear can injure or kill coastal birds, including oystercatchers.

• ProcellariidaeRelated: Fisheries bycatch is a major source of mortality for many petrels and shearwaters.

• Sand tiger sharkRelated: Sand tiger sharks can be caught in nets and longlines set for other fish.

• Sardines as foodRelated: Sardine fishing methods can catch non-target fish and other marine animals.

• West Indian Ocean coelacanthRelated: Deep-water fishing can accidentally catch coelacanths, especially near known habitat.

• Aquatic animalRelated: Fishing gear can kill aquatic animals that fisheries do not intend to harvest.

• Big-game fishingRelated: Bait, hooks, and fishing practices can capture non-target animals during big-game trips.

• Cow sharkRelated: Fishing gear can capture cow sharks even when they are not the intended catch.

• Cownose rayRelated: Cownose rays can be caught incidentally in coastal fisheries.

• Dall's porpoiseRelated: Incidental capture in fisheries is a major human-caused source of mortality.

• Fishing villageRelated: Unwanted catch can affect local ecosystems and the viability of village fisheries.

• FrigatebirdRelated: Frigatebirds can be injured or killed when they take bait or fish near vessels.

• Frilled sharkRelated: Frilled sharks are sometimes caught incidentally in deep-water fisheries.

• GuillemotRelated: Fishing gear can drown guillemots that become entangled while foraging.

• Long-tailed duckRelated: Long-tailed ducks can become entangled in fishing nets.

• MesoplodonRelated: Fishing gear can injure or kill beaked whales, though impacts are difficult to measure.

• Octopus as foodRelated: Some octopus fisheries also affect non-target species and marine habitats.

• Pacific bluefin tunaRelated: Fishing methods targeting other species can also catch juvenile Pacific bluefin.

• Thresher sharkRelated: Threshers are vulnerable to incidental capture in several fisheries.

• WedgefishRelated: Wedgefish are caught in nets and longlines set for other marine animals.

• Yellow-bellied sea snakeRelated: Driftnets and other fishing gear can entangle pelagic snakes, including this species.