@article{fdi:010073979,
  title = {{B}iodiversity and environmental characteristics of the bycatch assemblages from the tropical tuna purse seine fisheries in the eastern {A}tlantic {O}cean},
  author = {{L}ezama-{O}choa, {N}. and {M}urua, {H}. and {R}uiz, {J}. and {C}havance, {P}ierre and de {M}olina, {A}. {D}. and {C}aballero, {A}. and {S}ancristobal, {I}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he impact of human activities such as fishing has been identified as a main factor in diversity loss in the open ocean. {T}his paper studies the diversity patterns and environmental characteristics of the bycatch assemblages in {F}ish {A}ggregating {D}evices ({FAD}s) and {F}ree {S}chool sets (sets made on schools of tuna) from the tropical tuna purse seine fishery in the eastern {A}tlantic {O}cean (35 degrees {W}-15 degrees {E} and 20 degrees {N}-15 degrees {S}). {D}ata were collected from scientific observer programmes carried out between 2003 and 2011 on board {S}panish and {F}rench fleets. {T}he results showed different structure and diversity patterns of the bycatch assemblages depending on the fishing mode, with higher number of species and diversity found in {FAD} sets than in {F}ree {S}chool sets. {B}ycatch assemblages showed preferences for specific oceanographic characteristics of the {A}tlantic {O}cean, such as the equatorial and seasonal coastal upwelling systems, the {C}ape {L}opez front system and the {G}uinea dome. {T}he type of set and sea surface temperature play an important role to describe the diversity patterns of these species. {T}hese results confirm the importance of integrating different methods to study the marine ecosystem towards the correct implementation of the {E}cosystem {A}pproach to {F}ishery {M}anagement ({EAFM}).},
  keywords = {bycatch ; eastern {A}tlantic {O}cean ; ecosystem approach to fishery ; management ; environmental characteristics ; purse seine fishery ; species diversity ; {ATLANTIQUE} {EST}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {E}cology : an {E}volutionary {P}erspective},
  volume = {39},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {e12504 [18 p.]},
  ISSN = {0173-9565},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1111/maec.12504},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073979},
}