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A Global Assesment of Fisheries Bycatch and Discards

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The authors estimate that between 17.9 and 39.5 million tons (average 27.0 million) of fish
are discarded each year in commercial fisheries. These estimates are based on a review of
over 800 papers. The highest quantities of discards are from the Northwest Pacific while
tropical shrimp trawl fisheries generate a higher proportion of discards than any other fishery
type, accounting for one third of the global total. Of four major gear groups, shrimp trawls
stand alone at the top of the list; bottom trawls, long-lines and pot fisheries come next.

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Series Title

FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 339

Call Number

639.2.081 ALV g

Publisher

1994 : FAO., Rome, Italy

Collation

xxi, 233 hlm. ; 30 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

92-5-103555-5

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639.2.081

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Fisheries

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