Measurement, management and mitigation of operational interactions between the South Australian Sardine Fishery and short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2865-2878

  Hamer, Derek J ^a,b   Ward, Tim M ^a   McGarvey, Richard ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

By catch; Code of practice; Fisher behaviour; Observer program; Purse seine; Stress behaviour

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; DOLPHIN; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FISHING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MITIGATION; MORTALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; DELPHINUS DELPHIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 53649085556     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.08.024     Document Type: Article

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