Reducing bycatch

Protecting Ocean Wildlife

Bycatch in marine fisheries is a major threat to endangered, threatened, and protected (ETP) species.

Fishing vessels unintentionally capture hundreds of thousands of non-target species every year, including sharks, sea turtles, marine mammals, and sea birds. But there are practical solutions for reducing this bycatch, including adoption of best practices, increased monitoring, and development of new technologies.

Check out the Bycatch Solutions Hub

The Hub is a first-of-its-kind online tool just for the seafood industry, highlighting voluntary, industry-led adoption of best practices and innovations to protect ocean wildlife, and connecting companies and innovators around the world.

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Tools and solutions for reducing bycatch

Gear innovation for protecting wildlife and ensuring a sustainable future for fisheries

The adoption of on-demand fishing technologies can substantially reduce the risk of entanglement for vulnerable ocean wildlife, and allow fishing and conservation to coexist.
Improving transparency and traceability of seafood

Electronic monitoring offers an alternative to traditional in-person monitoring, providing an effective way to monitor and verify activity on fishing vessels.
Reducing bycatch in Pacific Ocean longline tuna fisheries

Buyers of longline-caught canned and fresh/frozen tuna can take action to reduce the impacts of commercial tuna longline fishing on sharks, sea turtles, and seabirds in the Western Central Pacific Ocean.
Solve My Bycatch Problem Tool

Our interactive Solve My Bycatch Problem tool can help you find and evaluate bycatch solutions for longline and pot and trap fisheries.
Bycatch Audits

Our bycatch audits assess a retailer’s seafood sourcing, to identify significant bycatch risks and actions your company can take to address those threats.