Phocoena phocoena (Harbor porpoise)

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Reactions of harbor porpoises Phocoena phocoena and herring Clupea harengus to acoustic alarms

Study Type: 

Field study in the wild

Location: 

Canada

Target catch: 

Herring

Effect on bycatch species: 

Harbor porpoise avoided area

Article: 

Reactions of harbor porpoises Phocoena phocoena and herring Clupea harengus to acoustic alarms

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Field Study 118

Study Type: 

Field study in the wild

Location: 

Canada

Target catch: 

n/a

Effect on bycatch species: 

No porpoises were sighted within 200 m of AHD

Effect on target catch: 

n/a

Article: 

Effect of the sound generated by an acoustic harassment device on the relative abundance and distribution of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Retreat Passage, British Columbia

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Experimental testing of acoustic alarms (pingers) to reduce bycatch of harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, in the state of Washington

Study Type: 

Field study in the wild

Location: 

Washington State

Target catch: 

Salmon & sturgeon

Effect on bycatch species: 

Reduced harbor porpoise bycatch

Effect on target catch: 

Did not affect target catch

Article: 

Experimental testing of acoustic alarms (pingers) to reduce bycatch of harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, in the state of Washington

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