Guidelines to reduce sea turtle mortality in fishing operations.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
2009.
Sea turtles are affected by a range of different factors, some natural and others caused by human activities, including fishing operation. As a result, all sea turtles species whose conservation status has been assessed are considered to be threatened or endangered. These guidelines provide assistance for the preparation of national or multilateral fisheries management measures and industry initiatives that may help to conserve sea turtles by reducing the negative impacts that fisheries may have on them. They present our best understanding of how to reduce the proportion of caught turtles that are killed as a result of interactions with marine capture fisheries. These guidelines include information about how to change fishing gear and fishing methods and how the fishing industry can adopt voluntary approaches to reduce sea turtle mortality.--Publisher's description.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Guidelines for marine capture fisheries to reduce sea turtle interactions and mortality -- Research, monitoring and information exchange -- Incentives for industry participation -- Legal and policy frameworks -- Technical and institutional capacity building, outreach and education -- Financial support for implementation of guidelines in developing countries -- Socio-economic and cultural considerations -- Reporting.
Sea turtles are affected by a range of different factors, some natural and others caused by human activities, including fishing operation. As a result, all sea turtles species whose conservation status has been assessed are considered to be threatened or endangered. These guidelines provide assistance for the preparation of national or multilateral fisheries management measures and industry initiatives that may help to conserve sea turtles by reducing the negative impacts that fisheries may have on them. They present our best understanding of how to reduce the proportion of caught turtles that are killed as a result of interactions with marine capture fisheries. These guidelines include information about how to change fishing gear and fishing methods and how the fishing industry can adopt voluntary approaches to reduce sea turtle mortality.--Publisher's description.
Sea turtles
Sea turtles
Sea turtles
Bycatches (Fisheries)
Fishery management.
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