Effect of pingers on harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) bycatch in the US Northeast gillnet fishery

Journal of Cetacean Research and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 217-226

  Palka, Debra L ^a   Rossman, Marjorie C ^a   VanAtten, Amy S ^a   Orphanides, Christopher D ^b  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Northeast Fisheries Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic ocean; Catch per unit effort; Conservation; Gillnets; Incidental catches; Management regulations; Monitoring; Noise; North America; Sampling techniques; Short term change

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CATCH STATISTICS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GILLNET; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITUATION; MESH SIZE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SAMPLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 68749093095     PISSN: 15610713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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