Scientific campaigns to reduce the incidental catch of seabirds by Mediterranean longline fisheries

The incidental catch of seabirds, a common phenomenon bound to some types of fisheries, is one of the main threats suffered by seabird populations. To establish which is the best strategy to reduce the incidental catch of seabirds produce by longline fisheries is the main objective of the scientific campaign carried out by the team led by professor Jacob González Solís and Vero Cortés, from the Department of Animal Biology and the Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio), both affiliated to the campus of international excellence BKC.

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Non-hooked birds: longline fishing in the south of the Iberian Peninsula (Video)