Assessment of Caspian Seal By-Catch in an Illegal Fishery Using an Interview-Based Approach.

Assessment of Caspian Seal By-Catch in an Illegal Fishery Using an Interview-Based Approach.

The Caspian seal (Pusa caspica) has declined by more than 90% since 1900 and is listed as endangered by IUCN. We made the first quantitative assessment of Caspian seal by-catch mortality in fisheries in the north Caspian Sea by conducting semi-structured interviews in fishing communities along the c...

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Main Authors: Lilia Dmitrieva, Andrey A Kondakov, Eugeny Oleynikov, Aidyn Kydyrmanov, Kobey Karamendin, Yesbol Kasimbekov, Mirgaliy Baimukanov, Susan Wilson, Simon J Goodman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3694144?pdf=render

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