Bycatch

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Bryde’s whale wrapped in gillnet off the coast of Oman

Fisheries bycatch is the leading cause of human induced marine mammal mortality around the globe.  While monitoring of bycatch in the Arabian Sea has been limited compared to some other parts of the world, there is a growing body of evidence suggesting that bycatch occurs on a large scale and poses a population level threat to cetaceans in the region.  Here are a few publications and reports for download:

Anderson-2014_International Pole and Line Fisheries Report: Cetaceans in Northern Indian Ocean Tuna Fisheries

WWF Pakistan: Bycatch analysis of tuna gillnet fisheries of Pakistan: An analysis of bycatch data from 2013-2015 

AN ASSESSMENT OF CETACEAN MORTALITY IN THE TUNA FISHERIES OF PAKISTAN 2014

Khan 2013_ AN ASSESSMENT OF CETACEAN MORTALITY IN THE GILLNET
FISHERY OF THE NORTHERN ARABIAN SEA_WWF Pakistan report to IOTC

Amir et al. 2002 Dolphin bycatch in Zanzibar