Simulation of the entanglement of a North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) with fixed fishing gear. Study Type: Study in the labLocation: Target catch: Lobster, crab, whelk, hagfishEffect on bycatch species: N/AEffect on target catch: N/AArticle: Simulation of the entanglement of a North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) with fixed fishing gear. Bycatch species: Eubalaena glacialis (NA Right whale)Reduction technique: Weak links/ropesFishing Gear: Traps
Behavioral impacts of disentanglement of a right whale under sedation and the energetic cost of entanglement Study Type: Summary studyLocation: US AtlanticTarget catch: N/AEffect on bycatch species: Significant alteration to swimming patterns and the magnitude of energy depletion in a chronically entangled whale.Effect on target catch: N/AArticle: Behavioral impacts of disentanglement of a right whale under sedation and the energetic cost of entanglement Bycatch species: Eubalaena glacialis (NA Right whale)Fishing Gear: Traps
Fecal glucocorticoids and anthropogenic injury and mortality in North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glaciallis Study Type: Study in the labLocation: US AtlanticTarget catch: N/AEffect on bycatch species: fGCs in entangled whales and stranded whales were significantly higher than in whales killed by vessels and healthy whales.Effect on target catch: N/AArticle: Fecal glucocorticoids and anthropogenic injury and mortality in North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glaciallis Bycatch species: Eubalaena glacialis (NA Right whale)
Health of North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis over three decades: from individual health to demographic and population health trends Study Type: Summary studyLocation: US AtlanticTarget catch: N/AEffect on bycatch species: The population health for all demographics declined over three generations. Calving females had significantly higher health scores than non-calvingEffect on target catch: N/AArticle: Health of North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis over three decades: from individual health to demographic and population health trends Bycatch species: Eubalaena glacialis (NA Right whale)
State-space mark-recapture estimates reveal a recent decline in abundance of North Atlantic right whales Study Type: Summary studyLocation: US AtlanticTarget catch: MultipleEffect on bycatch species: The abundance of right whales has declined since 1990 and there has been a reduced survival rate for females compared to malesEffect on target catch: N/AArticle: State-space mark-recapture estimates reveal a recent decline in abundance of North Atlantic right whales Bycatch species: Eubalaena glacialis (NA Right whale)Fishing Gear: Non-specific
Incremental fishing gear modifications fail to significantly reduce large whale serious injury rates Study Type: Study in the labLocation: US AtlanticTarget catch: LobsterEffect on bycatch species: Annual entanglement rates increased between 1999 and 2009Effect on target catch: n/aArticle: Incremental fishing gear modifications fail to significantly reduce large whale serious injury rates Bycatch species: Eubalaena glacialis (NA Right whale)Balaenoptera acutostrata (Minke whale)Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback whale)Fishing Gear: Traps
Modeling whale entanglement injuries: an experimental study of tissue compliance, line tension, and draw-length Study Type: Study in the labArticle: Modeling whale entanglement injuries: an experimental study of tissue compliance, line tension, and draw-length Bycatch species: Eubalaena glacialis (NA Right whale)
Fishing gear threat to right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in Canadian waters and the risk of lethal entanglement Study Type: Summary studyLocation: Bay of Fundy and Scotian ShelfTarget catch: crab, hagfish, lobsterEffect on bycatch species: Lobster traps pose greatest threat during spring and summer migration periods (to/from Critical Habitat)Effect on target catch: N/AArticle: Fishing gear threat to right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in Canadian waters and the risk of lethal entanglement Bycatch species: Eubalaena glacialis (NA Right whale)Fishing Gear: Traps
Fishing gear threat to right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in Canadian waters and the risk of lethal entanglement Study Type: Summary studyLocation: Bay of Fundy and Scotian ShelfTarget catch: groundfishEffect on bycatch species: Gillnets were determined as posing a considerable gear related threat (18% of total threat)Effect on target catch: n/aArticle: Fishing gear threat to right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in Canadian waters and the risk of lethal entanglement Bycatch species: Eubalaena glacialis (NA Right whale)Fishing Gear: Gillnets
Fishing gear threat to right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in Canadian waters and the risk of lethal entanglement Study Type: Summary studyLocation: Bay of Fundy and Scotian ShelfTarget catch: groundfish and pelagic speciesEffect on bycatch species: Groundfish hook and line gear posed were determined to pose the greatest threat during summer resident period in Critical HabitatEffect on target catch: naArticle: Fishing gear threat to right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in Canadian waters and the risk of lethal entanglement Bycatch species: Eubalaena glacialis (NA Right whale)Fishing Gear: Hooks-and-Lines