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1 December 2016 Sea Turtle, Shark, and Dolphin Bycatch Rates by Artisanal and Semi-Industrial Fishers in Maio Island, Cape Verde
Katia Lopes, Leno Passos, João Garcia Rodrigues, Franziska Koenen, Victor Stiebens, Tamás Székely, Amanda Dutra
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Abstract

Marine animals including turtles, sharks, and dolphins are bycaught at an alarming rate worldwide, although the extent of this bycatch is rarely quantified. Here, we assess the frequencies of turtle, shark, and dolphin bycatch by fisheries operating artisanal and semi-industrial boats in the Island of Maio, Cape Verde. Among all interviews (n = 139), fishers reported higher shark bycatch (71%) than turtle (32%) and dolphin (9%) bycatch. However, we found no difference in turtle bycatch between artisanal and semi-industrial fishers. Artisanal fishers and semi-industrial fishers caught mostly loggerhead turtle (76%, 48%) followed by the green turtle (6%, 38%). We need further studies that specifically target bycatch and the type of gear used by fishers and verify whether the reported frequencies correspond to actual bycatch rates.

© 2016 Chelonian Research Foundation
Katia Lopes, Leno Passos, João Garcia Rodrigues, Franziska Koenen, Victor Stiebens, Tamás Székely, and Amanda Dutra "Sea Turtle, Shark, and Dolphin Bycatch Rates by Artisanal and Semi-Industrial Fishers in Maio Island, Cape Verde," Chelonian Conservation and Biology 15(2), 279-288, (1 December 2016). https://doi.org/10.2744/CB-1213.1
Received: 12 April 2016; Published: 1 December 2016
KEYWORDS
Caretta caretta
loggerhead
marine mammals
marine megafauna
small-scale fisheries
West Africa
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