Field tests of acoustic devices on groundfish gillnets: assessment of effectiveness in reducing harbour porpoise by-catch
Year:
1995
Journal/Publisher Name:
In: R.A. Kastelien, J.A. Thomas, and P.E. Nachtigall, eds. Sensory Systems of Aquatic Mammals
Page #s:
349-364 Publisher Address:
De Spil Publishers, Woerden, The Netherlands
ISBN 90-72743-05-9
| Location | Fishing gear | Reduction technique | Bycatch species | Effect on bycatch species | Catch | Effect on target catch | Type |
| Gulf of Maine | Gillnets | Acoustic pingers | Small Cetaceans (maximum length < 7.5 meters) | Gillnets with pingers caught fewer porpoise | Trout | In the wild |
