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Tropical Purse Seine Fisheries Bycatch: Eastern Pacific Ocean
| Date Added: | June 19, 2019 |
| Downloaded: | 60 times |
| Tags: | Bycatch, FADs, Purse Seine, Sharks, Tuna |
| Language: | English |
| report_type: | Final |
Description
This infographic is part a four-part series, “Tropical Purse Seine Fisheries: Current Bycatch Share by Ocean.”
Each graphic highlights a particular region — the Eastern Pacific Ocean, in this one.
First, on the left, the graphic shows the percentage of the catch that is either target tuna or bycatch — in each ocean region, and based on set type (fish aggregating device or FAD, free school, and dolphin).
Then, on the right, the graphic takes a closer look at FAD-related bycatch in the highlighted ocean region, with percentages for each marine species.
The data are from 2017, except for the Atlantic Ocean data, which are from 2016.