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One Ocean Science Congress, Nice France


Difficult to define and deeply damaging: the huge cost of non-selective fisheries for marine biodiversity

  • Date: June 3-5

  • Time: 18:00-20:00

  • Location: La Baleine

  • Organizer: IUCN SSC Marine Conservation Committee

  • IUCN Role: Poster Presenter

  • IUCN Staff: IUCN SSC (Amanda Vincent, Coralie Palmer)

Non-selective fishing practices represent a critical threat to marine biodiversity, driving widespread degradation of marine ecosystems with profound consequences. Our presentation examines the extensive impacts of non-selective fisheries—both artisanal and commercial—on marine species, with a focus on biodiversity conservation. Through in-depth consultation with taxon experts from the marine-focused Specialist Groups of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), we reveal the vast taxonomic range of species affected by non-selective fishing, with pressures coming from a diversity in gear types, scales, and modes of impact across fisheries.