Dataset to 'From bycatch to litter: a systematic map of the ecological impacts of fishing in European seas'

Data extracted from a systematic review on the ecological impacts of fisheries in European seas. The methodology of how the systematic map database was produced and two case studies demonstrating the use of the database are published as: Beukhof E.D., Uhlmann S.S., van der Reijden K.J., Anastasopoulou A., Altuna-Etxabe M., Astarloa A., Basurko O.C., Binch L., Bluemel J.K., Carbonara P., Dinesen G.E., Eigaard O.R., Festjens F., Girardin R., Halouani G., Kempf A., MacMillan I., Papadopoulou N., Potier M., Romagnoni G., Seghers S., Smith C.J., Spedicato M.T., Thorpe R.B., Tsagarakis K., Van Hoey G., Piet G., Reid D., Rindorf A., Brown E.J. (2026). From bycatch to litter: a systematic map of the ecological impacts of fishing in European seas. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 36, 9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-025-10013-4