Patterns of dolphin bycatch in a north-western Australian trawl fishery.

The bycatch of small cetaceans in commercial fisheries is a global wildlife management problem. We used data from skippers' logbooks and independent observers to assess common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) bycatch patterns between 2003 and 2009 in the Pilbara Trawl Fishery, Western Au...

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Main Authors: Simon J Allen, Julian A Tyne, Halina T Kobryn, Lars Bejder, Kenneth H Pollock, Neil R Loneragan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3973695?pdf=render