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There is a lack of information available on octopuses in Alaskan waters and because of this lack of data, catch limits are set based on historical incidental catch rates or survey biomass estimates that are likely to be overly conservative. This issue is further exacerbated by the fact that catch accounting for octopuses assumes 100% mortality for all octopuses caught whether retained or discarded...
Predicting discard mortality of species from fishery operations is essential for developing accurate stock assessments and determining sustainable fishery practices. The Florida stone crab, Menippe mercenaria, is a highly exploited fishery resource in which only the claws are harvested and declawed legal-size and both intact ovigerous females and under-size (i.e., sublegal) crabs are discarded alive...
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