Bycatch of Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Italian Adriatic Midwater Pair Trawl Fishery

Bycatch of Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Italian Adriatic Midwater Pair Trawl Fishery

Despite the fact that Mediterranean loggerhead turtles are listed as “Least Concern” by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), they are among the most threatened marine megafauna worldwide, because of fishery-related incidental captures. The northern central Adriatic Sea is o...

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Main Authors: Jacopo Pulcinella, Sara Bonanomi, Alessandro Colombelli, Caterina Maria Fortuna, Fabrizio Moro, Alessandro Lucchetti, Antonello Sala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Adriatic Sea
bycatch
Caretta caretta
critical habitats
midwater pair trawl fishery
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00365/full

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