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UK fishing industry underreporting whale, dolphin and porpoise bycatch

Only 19 cases of cetacean bycatch reported under Defra scheme, but experts say figure much higher

AST Empowers UK Fishing Crews To Reduce Accidental Wildlife Bycatch With New Smartphone App

Smartphone App Aims To Help Commercial Fishing Reduce

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. © EddieCloud / Adobe Stock A new smartphone app created in the U.K. enables the fishing industry to report accidental wildlife catch (bycatch) alongside standard catch reporting and will help to record bycatch of important marine species such as dolphins and porpoises, seals, seabirds, sharks, skates and rays. The app s developer, AST Marine Sciences Limited, part of Applied Satellite Technology Ltd, says it hopes the technology will be used by scientists and the fishing industry to help understand which wildlife species are more likely to be caught accidentally and to reduce instances of bycatch overall. According to AST, less than 5% of commercial fishing activity is observed and fishing trawlers rarely have the space to carry observers or install monitoring equipment. DEFRA estimates that bycatch of Fulmar bird species alone, could number 4,500-5,700 birds every year.

North Sea whale death raises by-catch safety fears

North Sea whale death raises by-catch safety fears Published image captionHumpy the humpback whale washed up dead on the beach at Blyth The recent death of a humpback whale off the Northumberland coast has raised interest in and concerns for the marine mammals in the North Sea. With the number of whale sightings in the area growing, what can be done to protect them? It was alive at the end of January when it was spotted off the coast from the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle, feeding on shoals of fish. But several weeks later it was dead, its bloated carcass floating wrapped in the rope from a lobster pot.

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