þÿ<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta name=Title content="HAMEL, N"> <meta name=Keywords content=""> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 11"> <link rel=File-List href="37_1_41-60_files/filelist.xml"> <title>HAMEL, N</title> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:DocumentProperties> <o:Author>ec</o:Author> <o:Template>Normal</o:Template> <o:LastAuthor>Benjamin Saenz</o:LastAuthor> <o:Revision>2</o:Revision> <o:TotalTime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:Created>2009-10-12T16:55:00Z</o:Created> <o:LastSaved>2009-10-12T16:55:00Z</o:LastSaved> <o:Pages>1</o:Pages> <o:Words>264</o:Words> <o:Characters>1509</o:Characters> <o:Company>Environment Canada</o:Company> <o:Lines>12</o:Lines> <o:Paragraphs>3</o:Paragraphs> <o:CharactersWithSpaces>1853</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:Version>11.1280</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch> <o:TargetScreenSize>800x600</o:TargetScreenSize> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:PunctuationKerning/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} p.MsoToc1, li.MsoToc1, div.MsoToc1 {mso-style-update:auto; mso-style-next:Normal; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; tab-stops:right dotted 467.5pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal>HAMEL, N.J., BURGER, A.E., CHARLETON, K., DAVIDSON, P., LEE, S., BERTRAM, D.F. &amp; PARRISH, J.K.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>2009.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Bycatch and beached birds: assessing mortality impacts in coastal net fisheries using marine bird strandings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span><i>Marine Ornithology</i><span style='font-style:normal'> 37: 41-60.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoToc1><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>In most of the world s coastal fisheries, bycatch of marine birds is rarely monitored and thus the impact on populations is poorly known. We used marine bird strandings to assess the impact of entanglement in Pacific Northwest coastal net salmon fisheries. We compared the magnitude and species composition of fisheries-associated strandings (FAS) to baseline data collected at beaches monitored by citizen-science programs in Washington and British Columbia, and to seabirds salvaged from gillnets during observer programs. Carcass encounter rates were 16.4 carcasses/km (95% CI 11.2-21.7) for FAS and 1.00 carcasses/km (95% CI 0.87-1.14) for baseline data. Declines in fisheries effort were associated with decreasing FAS although declines in at-sea seabird abundance may also be at play. Common murres <i>Uria aalge</i><span style='font-style:normal'> comprised the majority of carcasses in both the FAS (86%) and in bycatch studies (71%). Although the total count of murre FAS represented a small fraction (1.3%-6.6%) of baseline mortality accumulated for the Salish Sea over the same period, murre FAS added 0.2% - 2.9% to annual mortality rates. Considering the impact of other natural and anthropogenic mortality agents on murres in the region, this species might benefit from further protection. Given the complexity of salmon fisheries management and the ubiquitous distribution of seabirds in the Salish Sea, we recommend the comprehensive adoption of gillnet gear modification to reduce seabird bycatch, a solution that may prove to be beneficial for the vitality of seabird populations and the fishing industry.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </body> </html>