Acoustic pingers eliminate beaked whale bycatch in a gill net fishery

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Citation: Carretta, J.V., J. Barlow, and L. Enriquez, 2008. Acoustic pingers eliminate beaked whale bycatch in a gill net fishery. Marine Mammal Science, 24(4), ps 956-961.
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Acoustic pingers reduced bycatch of beaked whales to zero in the California drift gill net fishery.
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Location Fishing gear Reduction technique Bycatch species Effect on bycatch species Catch Effect on target catch Type
California Gillnets Acoustic pingers Small Cetaceans (maximum length < 7.5 meters) Reduced bycatch to zero swordfish and sharks Not available In the wild