🆕 We've added three monthly sliders showing satellite measurements for surface chlorophyll-a, a proxy to visualize phytoplankton abundance. Details: portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/sliders... 🌊🧪

🧪 #albatross & #petrel conservation - 2026 #ACAP #seabird meeting this week & next in #Namibia Research updates on heavy hooks, LEDs & line weighting, tracking studies & #fishery overlap +++ #bycatch See www.bmis-bycatch.org/references?s...

🧪 using #gametheory to look at #fisheries #depredation #odontocetes #killerwhales #orcas Is there a win-win scenario? Guillotreau et al (2026) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/q... Image: Esteban et al (2016)

🧪 drifting #FADs. How many? How long do the new ecoFADs last & do they catch as many #fish? How to ⬆️ FAD retrieval to avoid envtal damage (coral reefs, ghost #fishing #ALDFG)? #IATTC & #IOTC #RFMO FAD meetings in June - dip into recent research www.bmis-bycatch.org/references?s...

🧪 #longline #bigeye #tuna #sharks at-vessel survival ++ Interesting efficiency discussion re ⬇️no. hooks & deploy 10 hrs or less to ⬆️live caught bigeye & ⬇️crew workload. Yokota et al (2026) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/z...

🧪 A story where 3 #fishing fleets interact with #seabird Westland #petrel but co-occurrence doesn't directly translate to #bycatch risk #NZ Waipoua et al (2026) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/i... Image: Phil Battley

🧪 #fisheries #bycatch reduction technologies (BRT) research mostly looks at changes in bycatch & target #catchrates #CPUE find Vargas et al (2026) ➡️ a broader focus on 7 metrics incl. economic impact, fisher safety, ease of use, could improve BRT adoption www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/i...

🧪what environmental conditions ⬆️ #bycatch risk Antipodean #albatross ? Wong et al (2026) ID #hotspots for juvenile & female bycatch - dynamic #fisheries management tools made plain for RFMOs? #seabirds #satellitetracking www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/f...

🧪 #seaturtles in the #Pacific face many threats, among them consumption, habitat loss, global temperatures & #bycatch Pilcher (2025) assess risks x #species & makes #management suggestions www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/p...

🧪 #shark #ray #bycatch #CPUE significantly ⬇️in #gillnets illuminated with four types of light - orange LEDs most effective Burgher et al (2026) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/7...

🧪 CSIRO study indicates low & declining adult population size for #whalesharks in the Indian Ocean: Patterson et al (2025) Pillans et al (2025; image credit) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references?s... #fisheries #bycatch

🧪 Meta-analysis looks at effectiveness of #shark #bycatch reduction techniques. Drynan et al (2026) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/5... #fisheries

🧪 #seabird #bycatch #fisheries #longline The 'Seabird-Safe Toolkit' is an interactive website for fishers wanting to adopt 'seabird-safe' fishing practices www.bmis-bycatch.org/node/2037 Very neat seabird risk zone map app!

ferrite magnets didn't deter blue #sharks from baited hook - Lucas et al (2025) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/a...

#seaturtle #bycatch reduction & ⬇️ #ALDFG using solar-powered LED lights designed to function as #gillnet buoys. Senko et al (2025) revise earlier tech www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/4...

shorter handling times improve #manta #bycatch survival. Inexpensive, vessel-specific manta sorting grids built with #fisher input enabled rapid release. Potential #RFMO best practice? Cronin et al 2025 www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/z...

study looks at #hook availability to #seabirds during pelagic #longline soak. Gear configurations, setting speed, implications for #leatherback #seaturtles #bycatch cross-taxa effects. Goad et al 2025 www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/r...

#seabird colour preferences - blue-dyed #bait is Yucky! (relatively). At-sea bait trials + literature review (plastic ingestion colour prefs x species) #bycatch mitigation - Styles et al (2025) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/z...

>130 #RFMO bycatch papers #WCPFC #IATTC #ICCAT added recently, catching up 2024-25... #seabird #shark #ray #seaturtle research. Search References by RFMO 'collection' www.bmis-bycatch.org/references

Russian Pacific ocean pelagic #longline #tuna vessels account for small % of total fleet operations but #shark #bycatch rates are higher than for other gears. Data availability & species ID issues. Volvenko et al (2025) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/9...

some #fishers are better than others at both catching target spp & avoiding #bycatch - Roberson & Wilcox (2025) analysis looks at why + potential for fleet improvement #sharks #seabirds #seaturtles www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/g...

ISSF's new report gives overview of #FAD retrieval programs worldwide + first-ever framework for designing and implementing FAD Recovery Programs (FRPs) #ALDFG #bycatch www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/e...

the #WCPFC scientific meeting is over but #shark #ray #seabird #seaturtle #cetacean bycatch related papers are here: www.bmis-bycatch.org/references?s... #FADs #depredation (fisher behaviour?) #ALDFG Image - ACAP

SharkPulse - big data in #shark management - spp ID validation➡️distribution data. Implications for electronic monitoring spp ID. Ferretti et al (2025) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/6...