US EditionGulf of Biscay: Dolphin Catches Reduced by 60% in 2025 Thanks to the Month without Fishing
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The closure of the fishery for one month last winter in the Gulf of Biscay reduced by 60% the incidental catches of dolphins, according to the latest report by the Pelagis Observatory.
Despite a decline in the incidental catches of dolphins last winter, the Bay of Biscay will again be banned from fishing in February. Time to evaluate the solutions put in place on the boats.
Last winter, the closure of the fishery for one month in the Gulf of Biscay reduced by 60% the incidental catches of dolphins, according to a report by the Pelagis Observatory published on Thursday, 27 November. The Ministry of the Sea and Fisheries considers this measure "very effective".
The winter closure of fishing in the Bay of Biscay contributed to a reduction in dolphin bycatch in 2025, according to a scientific report by the Pelagis Observatory, published on November 27. Between January 22 and February 20, for the second consecutive year, fishing vessels over 8 meters long using nets were prohibited from going to sea. The measure appears to have been successful: the number of common dolphins that died after suffocating in …
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