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| Citation: |
DeAlteris, J, 1999. Design, testing, and evaluation of an acoustic release system for offshore lobster pot buoy lines. Final Report to the National Marine Fisheries Service. Project No. 40EANF800065. |
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| Summary: |
An acoustic release system for offshore lobster buoy lines was successfully developed and tested for reducing right whale (Eubalanea glacialis) entanglements with vertical lines in the Gulf of Maine and southern New England lobster pot fishery.
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| Field Studies: |
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Fishing gear |
Reduction technique |
Bycatch species |
Effect on bycatch species |
Catch |
Effect on target catch |
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| Gulf of Maine |
Traps |
Acoustic releases |
Large Cetaceans (maximum length > 7.5 meters) |
Gear successfully developed and tested for feasbility |
Lobster |
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In the wild |
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