Characteristics of fishing operations, environment and life history contributing to small cetacean bycatch in the northeast Atlantic.

Fisheries bycatch is a key threat to cetacean species globally. Managing the impact requires an understanding of the conditions under which animals are caught and the sections of the population affected. We used observer data collected on an albacore tuna gillnet fishery in the northeast Atlantic, t...

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Main Authors: Susie Brown, David Reid, Emer Rogan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4133181?pdf=render