Results of cetaceans bycatch pilot in 2020 from Bulgaria
Submitted by Webmaster on Fri, 21/08/2020 - 09:24This year the team of Green Balkans NGO has carried out research activities of incidental catch of cetaceans in the Black Sea turbot fishing in Bulgarian waters. They are part of CeNoBS project and are continuation of the launched in 2019 pilot activities to introduce pingers as a mitigation measure in turbot fishery. The project aims to collect data on the scale of bycatch, to propose solutions and measures that could improve the existing situation. This year a total of 151.5 km of fishing nets were surveyed during two fishing campaigns in spring and summer.