Using bycatch data to understand habitat use of small cetaceans: Lessons from an experimental driftnet fishery

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 937-946

  Stenson, Garry B ^a   Benjamins, Steven ^b   Reddin, David G ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Atlantic white sided dolphin; bycatch; distribution; habitat use; harbour porpoise; Northwest Atlantic

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DOLPHIN; HABITAT USE; PINNIPED; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PORPOISE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; WHALE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); LABRADOR SEA; NEWFOUNDLAND BASIN;

CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; DELPHINUS DELPHIS; GLOBICEPHALA MELAS; LAGENORHYNCHUS ACUTUS; MAMMALIA; PHOCA; PHOCA GROENLANDICA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE; PINNIPEDIA; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 79954468001     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsr040     Document Type: Article

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