• Artisanal longline fisheries in northern Peru: Interactions with seabirds and other animals
    In the north of Peru we are working with observers to monitor the interactions in the demersal (bottom) longline fishery. This report was written by Eliana Alfaro Córdova, who has been helping Prodelphinus...
  • The complexity of working with small-scale fisheries
    Today's blog is from Luis Cabezas, ATF team leader in Chile who explains some of the challenges faced this year with the small-scale fishing fleet in Chile. Amongst the challenges ATF Chile faced in...
  • Small scale fisheries
    The definition of small-scale (sometimes referred to as artisanal) fisheries is not particularly clear and it differs from country to country. However, most fleets that are described as small-scale share...
  • Understanding seabird bycatch in small scale fisheries
    The causes of seabird bycatch in longline and trawl fisheries are relatively well known, and solutions exist that reduce the mortality in these fisheries. In small scale fisheries, such as purse seine...
  • Pink-footed sheawater bycatch in Peru’s small-scale gillnet fishery
    Since 2013 Birdlife partners in Ecuador, Peru and Chile have been monitoring small-scale gillnet fleets for evidence of interactions (termed “bycatch”) with pink-footed shearwaters and other seabird species...