The effect of pingers on cetaceans bycatch and target catch in the turbot gillnets in Bulgarian Black Sea
The present study is the first experiment to determine whether acoustic deterrent devices (pingers) reduce cetaceans’ bycatch in the turbot gillnets and catch rates of the target fish in the Bulgarian Black Sea territorial waters. During the study period 2017–2019, 12.4 km of turbot gillnets were in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Bulgarian |
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Plovdiv University
2019-11-01
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Series: | ZooNotes |
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Online Access: | http://www.zoonotes.bio.uni-plovdiv.bg/ZooNotes_2019/ZooNotes_150_2019_Zaharieva%20et%20al.pdf |