Depredation by marine mammals in fishing gear – A review of the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and contiguous Atlantic area

Depredation is a source of concern both for cetaceans and the fishing sector. As predators, cetaceans may take the fish caught in fishing nets, often damaging gears  and suffering injury or death due to entanglement.

Find more in the joint publication by ACCOBAMS & General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean: Gonzalvo, J. & Carpentieri, P. 2023. Depredation by marine mammals in fishing gear – A review of the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and contiguous Atlantic area. Studies and reviews (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean), No. 102. Rome, FAO.