To ping or not to ping: The use of active acoustic devices in mitigating interactions between small cetaceans and gillnet fisheries

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 201-221

  Dawson, Stephen M ^a   Northridge, Simon ^b   Waples, Danielle ^c   Read, Andrew J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic devices; Bycatch; Dolphin; Gillnet; Pinger; Porpoise

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; BYCATCH; CETACEAN; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EQUIPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GILLNET; HOME RANGE;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

CETACEA; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 84894266690     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00464     Document Type: Review

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