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Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal @marcoportal.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

🆕 We've added three monthly sliders showing satellite measurements for surface chlorophyll-a, a proxy to visualize phytoplankton abundance. Details: portal.midatlanticocean.org/news/sliders... 🌊🧪

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

🧪 #albatross & #petrel conservation - 2026 #ACAP #seabird meeting this week & next in #Namibia Research updates on heavy hooks, LEDs & line weighting, tracking studies & #fishery overlap +++ #bycatch See www.bmis-bycatch.org/references?s...

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

🧪 using #gametheory to look at #fisheries #depredation #odontocetes #killerwhales #orcas Is there a win-win scenario? Guillotreau et al (2026) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/q... Image: Esteban et al (2016)

Orca depredating tuna on longline (Esteban et al 2016)

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

🧪 drifting #FADs. How many? How long do the new ecoFADs last & do they catch as many #fish? How to ⬆️ FAD retrieval to avoid envtal damage (coral reefs, ghost #fishing #ALDFG)? #IATTC & #IOTC #RFMO FAD meetings in June - dip into recent research www.bmis-bycatch.org/references?s...

ISSF JellyFad construction guide image - bamboo and cotton

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

🧪 #longline #bigeye #tuna #sharks at-vessel survival ++ Interesting efficiency discussion re ⬇️no. hooks & deploy 10 hrs or less to ⬆️live caught bigeye & ⬇️crew workload. Yokota et al (2026) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/z...

blue shark and chart showing catch rates vs soak time

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

🧪 A story where 3 #fishing fleets interact with #seabird Westland #petrel but co-occurrence doesn't directly translate to #bycatch risk #NZ Waipoua et al (2026) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/i... Image: Phil Battley

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

🧪 #fisheries #bycatch reduction technologies (BRT) research mostly looks at changes in bycatch & target #catchrates #CPUE find Vargas et al (2026) ➡️ a broader focus on 7 metrics incl. economic impact, fisher safety, ease of use, could improve BRT adoption www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/i...

fisher metrics bycatch reduction technologies

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

🧪what environmental conditions ⬆️ #bycatch risk Antipodean #albatross ? Wong et al (2026) ID #hotspots for juvenile & female bycatch - dynamic #fisheries management tools made plain for RFMOs? #seabirds #satellitetracking www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/f...

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

🧪 #seaturtles in the #Pacific face many threats, among them consumption, habitat loss, global temperatures & #bycatch Pilcher (2025) assess risks x #species & makes #management suggestions www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/p...

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

🧪 #shark #ray #bycatch #CPUE significantly ⬇️in #gillnets illuminated with four types of light - orange LEDs most effective Burgher et al (2026) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/7...

chart showing effect of artificial light on shark and ray gillnet CPUE

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

🧪 CSIRO study indicates low & declining adult population size for #whalesharks in the Indian Ocean: Patterson et al (2025) Pillans et al (2025; image credit) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references?s... #fisheries #bycatch

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

🧪 Meta-analysis looks at effectiveness of #shark #bycatch reduction techniques. Drynan et al (2026) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/5... #fisheries

table illustrates effectiveness of changing bait type on shark bycatch reduction

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

🧪 #seabird #bycatch #fisheries #longline The 'Seabird-Safe Toolkit' is an interactive website for fishers wanting to adopt 'seabird-safe' fishing practices www.bmis-bycatch.org/node/2037 Very neat seabird risk zone map app!

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Hi Manu, I'm the coordinator for a science communication website, the Bycatch Information Management System (BMIS), aimed at reducing bycatch in tuna longline fisheries globally. Would like to be added to the feed if possible, thanks. Here's our website www.bmis-bycatch.org

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

ferrite magnets didn't deter blue #sharks from baited hook - Lucas et al (2025) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/a...

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

#seaturtle #bycatch reduction & ⬇️ #ALDFG using solar-powered LED lights designed to function as #gillnet buoys. Senko et al (2025) revise earlier tech www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/4...

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

shorter handling times improve #manta #bycatch survival. Inexpensive, vessel-specific manta sorting grids built with #fisher input enabled rapid release. Potential #RFMO best practice? Cronin et al 2025 www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/z...

manta ray in sorting grid Cronin et al 2025

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

study looks at #hook availability to #seabirds during pelagic #longline soak. Gear configurations, setting speed, implications for #leatherback #seaturtles #bycatch cross-taxa effects. Goad et al 2025 www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/r...

diagram of timer depth recorder and wet tag placement on experimental pelagic longline

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

#seabird colour preferences - blue-dyed #bait is Yucky! (relatively). At-sea bait trials + literature review (plastic ingestion colour prefs x species) #bycatch mitigation - Styles et al (2025) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/z...

diagram of at-sea dyed bait trials Styles et al 2025

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

>130 #RFMO bycatch papers #WCPFC #IATTC #ICCAT added recently, catching up 2024-25... #seabird #shark #ray #seaturtle research. Search References by RFMO 'collection' www.bmis-bycatch.org/references

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Russian Pacific ocean pelagic #longline #tuna vessels account for small % of total fleet operations but #shark #bycatch rates are higher than for other gears. Data availability & species ID issues. Volvenko et al (2025) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/9...

Map of the Pacific ocean showing activity of Russian fishing fleet from 1980 to 2024

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

some #fishers are better than others at both catching target spp & avoiding #bycatch - Roberson & Wilcox (2025) analysis looks at why + potential for fleet improvement #sharks #seabirds #seaturtles www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/g...

graphical representation of vessel effects on bycatch of shortfin mako, seabirds and sea turtles

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

ISSF's new report gives overview of #FAD retrieval programs worldwide + first-ever framework for designing and implementing FAD Recovery Programs (FRPs) #ALDFG #bycatch www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/e...

ISSF Summary of 1st International workshop on FAD (fish aggregating device) retrieval and framework for designing, implementing recovery program

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

the #WCPFC scientific meeting is over but #shark #ray #seabird #seaturtle #cetacean bycatch related papers are here: www.bmis-bycatch.org/references?s... #FADs #depredation (fisher behaviour?) #ALDFG Image - ACAP

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BMIS - Bycatch Mitigation Information System @bmis-bycatch.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

SharkPulse - big data in #shark management - spp ID validation➡️distribution data. Implications for electronic monitoring spp ID. Ferretti et al (2025) www.bmis-bycatch.org/references/6...

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