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October 2017
Implications of fishing rope strength on the severity of large whale entanglements | Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction
Knowlton, A.R., Robbins, J., Landry, S., McKenna, H.A., Kraus, S.D. and T.B. Werner New England Aquarium, Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110; [email protected] This study investigated the impact of rope polymer type, breaking strength and diameter in relation to the injury severity of entangled baleen whales, primarily North Atlantic Right whales (Eubalaena glacialis). Fishing gear removed […]