A review of dolphin and porpoise bycatch issues in the Southwest of England

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Citation: Northridge, S., A. Mackay, D. Sanderson, R. Woodcock, and A. Kingston, 2004. A review of dolphin and porpoise bycatch issues in the Southwest of England. An occasional report to the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affiars.
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An excluder device, tested in the United Kingdom bass pair trawl fishery, did not reduce bycatch of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis).
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Location Fishing gear Reduction technique Bycatch species Effect on bycatch species Catch Effect on target catch Type
United Kingdom Trawls Excluder devices Small Cetaceans (maximum length < 7.5 meters) Did not reduce bycatch Bass In the wild