Killer whale (Orcinus orca) depredation on longline catches of sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) in Alaskan waters

Authors:

Dahlheim, M.E.

Year:

1988

Journal/Publisher Name:

NWAFC Processed Rep. 88-14. Alaska Fish. Sci. Cent., NMFS, NOAA, Seattle, Washington.

Page #s:

31 pp

http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/Publications/ProcRpt/PR%2088-14.pdf

Pyrotechnic cracker shells did not deter killer whales (Orcinus orca) from longlines in the Alaskan sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) fishery.
Field Studies:

Location	Fishing gear	Reduction technique	Bycatch species	Effect on bycatch species	Catch	Effect on target catch	Type
Alaska	Hooks-and-Lines	Pyrotechnics	Large Cetaceans (maximum length > 7.5 meters)	Did not deter killer whales	Sablefish		In the wild