CIBBRiNA has been highlighted in a major new report by Clean Catch which maps #ETP #bycatch hotspots in UK waters!🐬 Their report provides the most comprehensive overview to date of known bycatch hotspots, drawing on data from a range of sources including the Bycatch Monitoring Programme. 1/3

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We’re excited to spot CIBBRiNA team member Steven Mackinson featured in Fishing News this month! Steve is the co-lead for our workstream on #fisheries perspectives and stakeholder engagement, alongside Marije Siemensma (LVVN). 1/2

We are delighted to announce that University of the Azores has joined CIBBRiNA! 1/3

To have a good understanding of how much #ETP #bycatch is happening, we need a good understanding of fishing effort. However, effort tends to be calculated using Days at Sea (DaS) – a metric which doesn’t always reflect actual time spent #fishing. [1/3] cibbrina.eu/workshop-rep...

Please join us this Friday for the next session in the “Joint Webinars on #Fisheries #Bycatch” series, hosted this time around by us! 🖥️ [1/5]

Opportunity to share evidence on harbour #porpoise #bycatch! 📣 The Spanish Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge has opened a consultation on its new Harbour Porpoise Recovery Plan. 🐬 1/4

#Seabird #bycatch remains a major driver of population decline across many species, but better data can inform approaches that work for both conservation and #fishing. 🪶 1/4

A recent study led by CIBBRiNA Stakeholder Advisory Board member @fisheries.noaa.gov examines how handling practices & gear removal influence injury risk & survival in #turtles caught unintentionally by pelagic longline #fisheries. Read the paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... [1/3]

Compared to being in a lab, science looks very different at sea. 🌊 Our new blog post takes us onboard a pelagic trawler with Lina de Nijs (Pelagic Freezer Trawler Association) for recent trials conducted as part of one of our case studies. [1/3]

🚨 SAVE THE DATE 🚨 Be part of the biggest-ever international gathering to advance solutions to marine megafauna #bycatch in #fisheries: the International Forum on Bycatch of Marine Megafauna (#IFBMM). 1/6

The newly released HELCOM toolbox for bycatch mitigation measures is an important step forward, bringing together practical, science-based solutions to help reduce unintended catches of ETP species, whilst still supporting #fisheries. [1/3]

Last month, researchers from CIBBRiNA and our sister project #LIFEPROMETHEUS came together to exchange experiences on using electromagnetic (EM) deterrents to reduce #bycatch of elasmobranchs – sharks, skates and rays – across #European #fisheries. [1/5]

Did you know there are 45 partners and 28 Stakeholder Advisory Board members involved in #CIBBRiNA, including #fishers, researchers, gear innovators and more? 🐟 Our new blog post series spotlights marine-minded team members and their journeys to being part of CIBBRiNA. [1/2]

The latest issue of our newsletter has landed! 📣 It’s been a busy start to the year for the CIBBRiNA team, from newly published results and at-sea trials to our internal communications masterclass and continuing at Joint Webinars on Bycatch. Read about all this & more in the latest issue, plus... 1/

On 20th April, CIBBRiNA will be hosting a workshop at this year's European Cetacean Society Conference, taking place in Dundee, Scotland. [1/3]

A paper co-authored by researchers from our partners Thünen Institute & DTU Aqua provides important new insights into the feasibility of using "PearlNets" with #fishing gear in the #BalticSea. 1/

CIBBRiNA’s latest excluder gear tests have been featured in Nordic industry outlet Fish Break! 🌊 The CIBBRiNA Case Study 7 team have been busy developing a new excluder device to reduce the #bycatch of endangered, threatened and protected (#ETP) species in pelagic #fisheries. [1/4]

Have you heard of the Ocean Stewardship Fund? 🌊 The Marine Stewardship Council’s fund directly invests in projects that make improvement to fishing practices and marine science. [1/3]

Opportunity to sit on the new European Ocean Board! 📣 Under the European Ocean Pact, the European Commission's Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries #DGMARE has established the European Ocean Board — a new expert group made up of 25 members from across EU countries. [1/3]

New article from CINEA spotlights CIBBRiNA’s collaborative work with #fishers! 📣 It introduces CIBBRiNA and our 8 case studies, through which we work to reduce #bycatch across different European #fisheries. Crucial to all that we do is the knowledge and involvement of the fishing industry. [1/2]

A new study involving #CIBBRiNA Stakeholder Advisory Board member @noaa.gov shows that adding artificial lights to gillnets can significantly reduce #bycatch of elasmobranchs such as #sharks and rays, without reducing target catch. 🦈 [1/3]

Last year, CIBBRiNA hosted a joint workshop with @marinebeacon.bsky.social, #REDUCE and @icesmarine.bsky.social, on mitigation measures to minimise marine #turtle #bycatch. The report is now available, detailing key findings and recommendations for strengthening efforts to reduce turtle bycatch.

tinyurl.com/FisheriesByc... Join us tomorrow ☝️ (6 Feb) for the next Joint Webinars on Fisheries Bycatch! David Lusseau (DTU, @cibbrina.bsky.social) will present BEAM, a new approach to producing robust bycatch estimates across European fisheries. "Sea" you there! 🌊 12:00 CET | Online

Research by our team member @nathaliesteins.bsky.social (@wurmarine.bsky.social) explores a wide variety of ways in which #bycatch of endangered, threatened and protected (#ETP) species can be reduced in European #fisheries. [1/3]

New research from our Stakeholder Advisory Board member @noaa.gov details the results of a new #turtle excluder device (TED) being trialled in commercial shrimp industries in the Gulf of Mexico. [1/2]

Have you read our newsletter? In December, we took stock of what was a very busy but hugely rewarding year for CIBBRiNA. From presenting our work at major events like DanFish International & ICES Annual Science Conference, to conducting at-sea trials. Read & subscribe here: https://loom.ly/N5dFT-A

Share your #bycatch mitigation insights with us! As part of our work to reduce – and where possible eliminate – bycatch of #ETP species, we’re developing an online mitigation toolkit which will collate essential knowledge on bycatch mitigation practices from #fisheries across the globe. [1/2]

How can we optimise the design of strategies for monitoring #bycatch before they’ve been implemented in #fisheries? As part of our work to build a bycatch assessment toolkit, we’ve created and applied a new simulation platform for testing monitoring strategies. [1/3]

Happy Christmas from CIBBRiNA! 🐟 It’s been another busy & rewarding year for CIBBRiNA & we’re so proud of everything we’ve accomplished. From delivering workshops to conducting at-sea trials of new gears, we're grateful to all our partners & supporters who make our work possible. See you in 2026!