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Dynamics of Large Whale Entanglements in Fixed Fishing Gear

Large Whale Entanglement Mitigation

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Bycatch Assessment and Capacity-Building

This project includes training in social science techniques for characterizing the fishing industry within three target countries: Argentina, Chile, and Ecuador. The project was designed to support NMFS/OIA efforts to reduce marine mammal bycatch in international fisheries, especially those that export fish and fish products to the United States.

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Gear Switching

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Gear Switching

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Gear Switching

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Elasmobranch Bycatch Reduction

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North Atlantic Right Whale Vision

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Global and Regional Reviews

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Conserving Cambodia's marine mammals: a nationwide bycatch assessment and initiation of a marine mammal bycatch and stranding network

Project Report by Khmer Ovean Life as supported by NOAA Grant #NA20NMF0080322 to the Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction at Ocean Associates

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Estimating bycatch rates and abundance of small cetaceans in Pucusana, Peru to guide management and conservation initiatives

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Estimating bycatch rates and abundance of small cetaceans in Pucusana, Peru to guide management and conservation initiatives

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Experimental evaluation of the behavior of the Southern King crab trap fishery groundline, and its potential impact in whale entanglements off Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego (Argentina)

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Assessing the magnitude and socio-psychological factors of cetacean bycatch in coastal Bangladesh

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Sustaining cetacean bycatch reduction in Ghana through upscaling of monitoring of landings, deepening fisher engagement and promoting policy reforms project

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Acoustic alarms reduce porpoise mortality

Authors

Kraus, SD, AJ Read, A Solow, K Baldwin, T Spradlin, E Anderson, and J Williamson

Year

01/01/1997 - 12:00

Journal/Publisher/Conference

Nature

Volume/Issue/Page numbers

388: 525

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Fishing techniques to reduce the bycatch of threatened marine animals

Authors

Werner, T, S Kraus, A Read, and E Zollet

Year

01/01/2006 - 12:00

Journal/Publisher/Conference

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volume/Issue/Page numbers

40(3): 50-68

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Abstract

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Shark depredation and unwanted bycatch in pelagic longline fisheries: industry practices and attitudes, and shark avoidance strategies

Authors

Gilman, E., Clarke, S., Brothers, N., Alfaro-Shigueto, J., Mandelman, J., Mangel, J., Petersen, S., Piovano, S., Thompson, N., Dalzell, P., Donoso, M., Goren, M., and T. Werner

Year

01/01/2007 - 12:00

Journal/Publisher/Conference

Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council

Organization

Honolulu, USA

File

Shark-Longline_Interactions_Report.pdf