Reducing incidental mortality of Franciscana dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei with acoustic warning devices attached to fishing nets

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 833-842

  Bordino, P ^a   Kraus, S ^b   Albareda, D ^a   Fazio, A ^a   Palmerio, A ^a   Mendez, M ^a   Botta, S ^a  

^a AquaMarina Centro de Estudios en Ciencias Marinas   (Argentina)

^b NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic alarms; Bycatch; Conservation; Franciscana dolphin; Pontoporia blainvillei

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; BYCATCH; CONSERVATION; DOLPHIN; GILLNET;

CORYPHAENIDAE; OTARIA FLAVESCENS; OTARIIDAE; PANTHERA LEO; PINNIPEDIA; PONTOPORIA BLAINVILLEI;

EID: 0036774938     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2002.tb01076.x     Document Type: Article

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