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The 182 pages that link to Bycatch, each with the reason it gives.
Snow crabRelated: Snow crab gear and fisheries can interact with other species and habitats.
African penguinRelated: The scale of fishing-related mortality for African penguins remains a concern alongside prey competition.
Antarctic toothfishRelated: Toothfish longlining can incidentally catch seabirds, making bycatch controls part of fishery management.
Beaked whaleRelated: Fishing gear is a potential threat to some beaked whale populations.
Bottlenose dolphinRelated: Fishing gear can entangle and kill bottlenose dolphins.
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.