WGBYC

WGBYC

Working Group on Bycatch of Protected Species

The Working Group on Bycatch of Protected Species (WGBYC) collates and assesses information on bycatch monitoring and assessment for protected species, including mammals, birds, turtles, and rare fish.

​​​The Working Group on Bycatch of Protected Species (WGBYC) collates and assesses information on bycatch monitoring and assessment for protected species, including mammals, birds, turtles, and rare fish.

WGBYC describes science needs, evaluates all bycatch data/information from multiple sources, and determines the primary sources (i.e. highest quality; best available science) to be utilized for advisory purposes. WGBYC plays a central role within the roadmap for ICES bycatch advice on protected, threatened and endangered species.

There are several monitoring obligations and measures required to reduce protected species bycatch within the EU Common Fisheries Policy and other national and international legislation. The WG reviews data submitted annually by ICES member countries and other EU countries on fishing effort, bycatch monitoring effort and PETS bycatch incidents. Based on the data submitted, WGBYC provides the basis for ICES advice on the impact of bycatch in protected species’ populations and on how the monitoring of protected species bycatch can be improved.

The WG also looks at relevant bycatch mitigation measures and helps coordinate relevant experimental work. More recently the group has also focused on how protected species monitoring might be addressed under the Data Collection Framework (DCF).​

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