Proposed Categories of Bycatch Based on an Assessment of Data from the Anilao Fish Port, Batangas, Philippines

• Main Authors: Banzon, Estelle Marina H, Padilla, Maria Isabel O, Yan, Jonathan Patrick H, Cruz, Ronald Allan L
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
• Subjects: Bycatch; Categories; Municipal fishery; Philippines; Southeast Asia; Biology; Marine Biology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/biology-faculty-pubs/57; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X18305293?casa_token=d_9hvOuyXmMAAAAA:V3vJsii78IucTrcD4o2wHShIBR4w-UWFjcsLPVkdmRksIG48pg2Bdfvhk4lp3AAa4spUIjX2fpI#!
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Bycatch is generally thought of as unwanted and unintentional catch, but this definition is very broad and ambiguous, as it does not apply to every fishery as seen in Southeast Asia. This has led to poor management plans and bycatch mitigation efforts. This study assesses baseline data on bycatch ob...