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     EUROPEAN CETACEAN BYCATCH CAMPAIGN  | 
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     3.1.1. Gillnets  | 
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     3.1.1.1. Passive Acoustic Reflectors  | 
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     3.1.1.2. Active Acoustic Devices (Pingers)  | 
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     3.1.2. Mid-water trawls  | 
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     3.1.2.1. Excluder Devices  | 
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     3.1.3. Conclusion  | 
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     3.2. Current management of by-catch (pdf ~ 22 Kb)   | 
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     3.2.1. By-catch management in the NW Atlantic: Case Study  | 
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     3.2.1.1. US MMPA: in theory  | 
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     3.2.1.2. US MMPA: in practise  | 
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     4. Legislation (pdf ~ 396 Kb)  | 
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     4.1. Current regional and global legislation for the conservation of cetaceans  | 
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     4.1.1. ACCOBAMS  | 
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     4.1.2. ASCOBANS  | 
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     4.1.3. Habitats Directive  | 
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     4.1.4. Barcelona Convention  | 
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     4.2. International Fisheries Law  | 
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     4.2.1. CFP  | 
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     4.2.2. UNCLOS  | 
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     4.2.3. FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries  | 
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     4.3. Sanctuaries and Protected Areas  | 
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     4.4. The situation in other areas: the US MMPA  | 
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     4.5. Conclusion  | 
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     5. Recommendations (pdf ~ 31 Kb)   | 
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     5.1. The options  | 
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     5.2. Recommendations  | 
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     5.2.1. Funding  | 
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     5.2.2. Legislative framework required  | 
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     5.2.3. Determining the extent of the problem: monitoring programmes  | 
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     5.2.4. Determining ways to alleviate the problem: mitigation measures  | 
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     5.2.5. Assurance of co-operation from fishermen  | 
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     6. References (pdf ~ 64 Kb)   | 
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     Appendix I List of projects contacted for information (pdf ~ 12 Kb)   | 
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     Appendix II Table of gear specifications (pdf ~ 27 Kb)   | 
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     Appendix IV Sampling units used to measure by-catch (pdf ~12 Kb)   | 
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     Appendix V By-catch data table and location map (pdf ~ 33 Kb)   | 
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     Appendix VI Overview of cetacean by-catches, fishing gear and area (CETASEL project) (pdf ~ 37 Kb)   | 
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     Appendix VII Cetacean distribution maps (pdf ~ 460 Kb)   | 
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     Appendix VIII Abundance estimates as recorded by SCANS (pdf ~ 65 Kb)   | 
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     Appendix IX US MMPA Fishery categories (pdf ~ 43 Kb)   | 
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     Appendix XI Example of logbook format (pdf ~ 8 Kb)   | 
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     Appendix XII Proposal for modification of gillnets (pdf ~ 230 Kb)   | 
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