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Bibliographic resource
Type of document
Journal article
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Title
Toothed whale and shark depredation and bycatch in the longline fishery of French Polynesia
Abstract

Marine megafauna feeding on fishery catches (depredation) or being incidentally caught on fishing gear (bycatch) have become important issues. Their socioeconomic and conservation stakes have been increasingly studied across the world fisheries. They remain understudied in the Pacific Ocean, where longline tuna fisheries reported such interactions. In this study, we provide the first assessment of bycatch and depredation by sharks and odontocetes on longlines in French Polynesia between 2000 and 2018, using data from observers reporting, captains’ logbooks, questionnaires and additional monitoring by authors during three fishing trip. We found that less than 2% of the catch had been depredated, and that shark depredation was more common than odontocete depredation. Shark bycatch was important (20,000 sharks annually, 0.5 shark every 1000 hooks) and odontocete bycatch seemed low (13 occurrences in 18 years), though we identified clear reporting flaws. We discuss the range of uncertainty associated with our assessment, based on the current reporting systems, and the potential consequences of depredation and bycatch on tuna fisheries, as well as on shark and odontocete populations in French Polynesia.

Bibliographic citation
Aminian Biquet, J.; Tixier, P.; Richard, G.; Soehnlen, M.; Thellier, T.; Carzon, P.; Clua, E.; Guinet, C. (2024). Toothed whale and shark depredation and bycatch in the longline fishery of French Polynesia. Fish. Res. 271: 106928. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106928
Topic
Marine
Is peer reviewed
true
Access rights
open access
Is accessible for free
true

Authors

author
Name
Juliette Aminian Biquet
author
Name
Paul Tixier
author
Name
Gaetan Richard
author
Name
Marie Soehnlen
author
Name
Thibaut Thellier
author
Name
Pamela Carzon
author
Name
Eric Clua
author
Name
Christophe Guinet

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DOI
accessURL
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106928

taxonomic terms

taxonomic terms associated with this publication
Cetacea [whales, dolphins and porpoises]
Elasmobranchii

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date created
2024-01-22
date modified
2024-01-22