Summary of Best Practices for Assessing and Managing Marine Mammal Bycatch (English, French, Spanish)
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Lenfest Ocean Program (2022) Summary of Best Practices for Assessing and Managing Marine Mammal Bycatch (English, French, Spanish)
Abstract
Bycatch in marine fisheries is the leading source of human-caused mortality of marine mammals globally. Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), U.S. managers, fishermen and other stakeholders have been working for decades to reduce bycatch.