Fredou F. L. auteur aut IRD Fredou T. auteur aut IRD Gaertner Daniel auteur aut IRD Kell L. auteur aut IRD Potier Michel auteur aut IRD Bach Pascal auteur aut IRD Travassos P. auteur aut IRD Hazin F. auteur aut IRD Ménard Frédéric auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access The identification and mitigation of adverse effects of the bycatch of tuna longline fishery have been mainly developed and implemented for seabirds, sharks and turtles and, the knowledge on teleost bycatch for this fishery, remains very poor. This paper contributes to a comprehensive assessment of life history traits and fishery attributes of target and bycatch species caught by the tuna longline fishery in the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Data was compiled on seven life history traits and three fishery attributes for 33 and 27 teleost stocks caught by longliners in South Atlantic and Indian Oceans, respectively. In addition, each species was assigned into four categories describing the fate of the catch: target species for commercial use, bycatch species kept for consumption, bycatch species kept for commercial use and discarded bycatch. Life history traits and fishery attributes did not differ between oceans. However, non-target but commercialized species were smaller in the Atlantic Ocean. Teleosts caught by the tuna longline fishery was segregated into three main groups: (1) the fast growing species represented mainly by dolphinfishes (Coryphaena hippurus and C. equisellis), skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis), kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis), bullet tuna (Auxis rochei), snoek (Thyrsites atun) and blackfin tuna (Thunnus atlanticus); (2) target tunas and most other bycatch species which were part of an intermediate group and (3) billfishes including swordfish representing the large and slow growing species with moderate to high market values and unknown or highly uncertain stock status. Investment in some key life history traits (such as growth coefficient) and the development of quantitative or semi-quantitative approaches (stock assessment and Ecological Risk Assessment) should be priorized as precautionary management measures for these species. specialized Bycatch Fishing impact Ecosystem based fisheries management Billfish Tuna ATLANTIQUE OCEAN INDIEN 040 036 179 308-321 2016 0165-7836 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066879 10.1016/j.fishres.2016.03.013 0165-7836 [F B010066879] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066879 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2016/06/010066879.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2016-06-29 2017-08-23 fdi:010066879 fre