Mitigation of harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) by-catch in the gillnet fishery in the lower Bay of Fundy

Location
Bay of Fundy
Article
Target catch
Atlantic cod, Atlantic herring, pollock
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
There was no significant difference in catch rates when alarms were and were not used.
Effect on bycatch species
There was a 77% reduction in porpoise bycatch when acoustic alarms were used.
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