Browsing by Subject "Depredation"
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Investigation of Seal and Dogfish Depredation in Gillnets
(2008-04-18)Impacts of predation by seals and dogfish on fish caught in gillnets has been largely neglected. This is important in Cape Cod’s Fixed Gear Sector because all discarding associated with predation is counted against the sector’s ... -
Preliminary Observation of Depredation by Bottlenose Dolphins on the King Mackerel Troll Fishery in Florida
(2004)Conflicts between marine mammals and fisheries can be attributed to spatial overlap and resource competition between cetaceans and fisheries and/or behavioral learning among marine mammals. In the present study, I documented ... -
The effect of acoustic deterrent devices on bottlenose dolphin depredation in the Spanish mackerel gillnet fishery
(2005)Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) reduce catches of Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) when they interact with coastal gillnets off Hatteras, North Carolina. Acoustic alarms, or pingers, are one means ...
