Impact of fishing fleets on the most threatened marine birds

Date:

March 5, 2018

Source:

Universidad de Barcelona

Summary:

Accidental by-catch –- which affects around 5,000 birds stuck in longlines every year -- is the most severe effect on marine birds by the fishing activity in the Mediterranean. The exploitation of fishing resources is threatening more and more the future of many marine birds with regression populations, such as Cory’s shearwater or the Balearic shearwater.