CMS Report on Gill Net Bycatch
TENTH MEETING OF THE
CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES
Bergen, 20-25 November 2011
Agenda Item 19
ASSESSMENT OF BYCATCH IN GILL NET FISHERIES
(Prepared by Sextant Technology Ltd. for CMS)
Pursuant to the recommendation of the 16th Meeting of the Scientific Council, the CMS
Secretariat commissioned Sextant Technology Ltd. to undertake an assessment of bycatch of
CMS-listed species in gill net fisheries, as well as of available mitigation measures and their
effectiveness. Their report is presented in this Information document in the original form in
which it was delivered to the Secretariat. An executive summary is also provided as document
UNEP/CMS/Conf.10.33.
