Discards in the world's marine fisheries. An update

dc.creatorKelleher, K.;Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division
dc.date2024-12-29T01:10:32Z
dc.date2024-12-29T01:10:32Z
dc.date2005
dc.date2020-11-10T15:19:04Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T20:33:21Z
dc.descriptionDiscards represent a significant proportion of global marine catches and are generally thought to constitute waste or suboptimal use of fishery resources. A number of United Nations resolutions have drawn attention to the need to monitor and reduce discards and unwanted bycatch, in order to assess the impact of discards on marine resources and promote technologies and other means of reducing them. This paper provides an update of the quantity of discards in the world’s marine fisheries based on a fishery-by-fishery approach. The previous FAO estimate of discards at a global level, based on data prior to 1994, is now considered outdated. The present study re-estimates discards at a global level using information from a broad range of fisheries in all continents. Selected policy and technical issues are highlighted and suggestions made for future actions. A road map for achieving further precision in the global estimate is described and associated initiatives are outl ined.[includes CD-ROM]
dc.format152
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.formattext/html
dc.identifier9251052891
dc.identifier0429-9345
dc.identifierhttps://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/y5936e
dc.identifierhttp://www.fao.org/3/a-y5936e.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/197675
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relationFAO Fisheries Technical Paper
dc.relation0429-9345 - T470
dc.rightsFAO
dc.titleDiscards in the world's marine fisheries. An update
dc.titleDiscards in the world's marine fisheries. An update
dc.typeBook (series)

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