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National Geographic: Global Fisheries Crisis, APRIL 2007: Waste of Sea Life
is one of the most powerful I have seen demonstrating what commercial fishing methods can do.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Guide to Sustainable Seafood Guide to choosing sustainably harvested seafood. Some methods may surprise you: Alaskan wild caught salmon is a better choice than Atlantic farm-raised.

My Commercial Fishing Photos

Pages with good overviews & descriptions of multiple methods:

Monterey Bay Aquarium Commercial Fishing Page

Monterey Bay Aquarium Longlining and Purse Seining Facts Card

Monterey Bay Aquarium Trolling Facts Card

New Jersey Scuba Diver Commercial Fishing Page

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS - Fishing Techniques

Statistics, Fish Counts, Landing Totals:

California 1999 Freshwater and Marine Commercial Landings Historical Trends of Tuna Catches in the World

Bycatch:

Bycatch described by the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Report on Swordfish & Thresher Shark Gillnet Bycatch of Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles and Seabirds 1996-2002

Sharks:

UN Food and Agricultural Organization, US Elasmobranch Landings

News Clippings on Sharks from Florida Musuem of Naturals History

Commercial Sharks Caught, count by species, all US regions, 1994-2003

Trolling:

(good method, low or no bycatch)

How to identify troll-caught tuna in ordinary cans Troll caught tuna have high omega 3, low mecury, and little or no bycatch.

Longliners from New Jersey Scuba Diver

Long Lines:

from Australia Albatross Conservation

Longliners from New Jersey Scuba Diver

Gillnets and Driftnets:

Seiners from New Jersey Scuba Diver