Sedation at sea of entangled North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) to enhance disentanglement.

Sedation at sea of entangled North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) to enhance disentanglement.

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to enhance removal of fishing gear from right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) at sea that evade disentanglement boat approaches. Titrated intra muscular injections to achieve sedation were undertaken on two free swimming right whales. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FI...

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Main Authors: Michael Moore, Michael Walsh, James Bailey, David Brunson, Frances Gulland, Scott Landry, David Mattila, Charles Mayo, Christopher Slay, Jamison Smith, Teresa Rowles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2834751?pdf=render

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