Report of the Workshop on Bycatch, Particularly in Prawn Fisheries, and on the Implementation of an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management : South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission. Maputo, Mozambique, 15-24 November 2005

The workshop received national reports and reviews concerning bycatch, sea turtle distribution, critical habitats, main sources of natural and man-induced mortality and conservation efforts.

The use of turtle excluding devices and interactions between sea turtles and fisheries in the shrimp trawling was discussed.

Two different methods of identifying ecosystem approach to fisheries issues and risk analysis in order to prioritize the issues were presented and tested.