Abstract Diving is an ecologically important behaviour that provides air-breathing predators with opportunities to capture prey, but also increases their exposure incidental mortality (bycatch) in commercial fisheries. In this study, we characterised the diving of 26 individuals three species, black-browed albatross Thalassarche melanophris, grey-headed T. chrysostoma and light-mantled Phoebetr...

In response to the inherent dynamic nature of the oceans and continuing difficulty in managing ecosystem impacts of fisheries, interest in the concept of dynamic ocean management, or real-time management of ocean resources, has accelerated in the last several years. However, scientists have yet to quantitatively assess the efficiency of dynamic management over static management. Of particular i...

Despite the global scale of gillnet bycatch, universal measures that effectively reduce bycatch seabirds in gillnets have not been found. Bycatch coastal fisheries is an ongoing threat for several seabird species. Strategies to were evaluated, focusing on effectiveness time-area fishing restrictions and gear-switching meet conservation objectives, ensure fisher acceptance, avoid unintended cons...

Long implicated in the invasion process, live-bait anglers are highly mobile species vectors with frequent overland transport of fishes. To test hypotheses about the role of anglers in propagule transport, we developed a social-ecological model quantifying the opportunity for species transport beyond the invaded range resulting from bycatch during commercial bait operations, incidental transpor...

Credit systems for mitigation of bycatch and habitat impact, incentive-based approaches, incentivize changes in fishery operator behavior decision-making allow flexibility a least-cost method. Three types credit systems, originally developed to address environmental pollution, are presented evaluated as currently underutilized approaches. The first, cap-and-trade approach, evolved out direct re...