Baez, J.C., Garcia-Barcelona, S., Mendoza, M., Ortiz de Urbina, J.M., Real, R., Macias, D., Cory’s shearwater by-catch in the Mediterranean Spanish commercial longline fishery: implications for management, Biological Conservation , v. DOI 10.1007/s10531-014-0625-6, 2014 , ps 21 Baldwin, K., Byrne, J. and B. Brickett, Taut vertical line and North Atlantic right whale flipper interaction: Experimental […]
July 2024
Development and testing of a release panel for sharks and non-target finfish in purse seine gear | Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction
An experimental release panel was installed in purse seine nets to determine their ability to release both silky sharks and non-target finfish. The release panels (5.5 m wide, extending down from the corkline for 11 m) were installed in a portion of the net that forms a “pocket” toward the end of net retrieval. Dive […]
Using pingers to reduce bycatch of small cetaceans in Peru's small-scale driftnet fishery | Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction
Acoustic pingers (Dukane Netmark 1000; frequency of 10-12 kHz and emit 300 ms tone every 4 sec with a source level range of 120-146 dB) were assessed to determine the effectiveness for reducing bycatch of dolphins and porpoises (common dolphins, dusky dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, Burmeister’s porpoise, and pilot whales) by Peruvian small-scale driftnet fleets. Pingers […]
Long-term trends in cetacean incidents in New South Wales, Australia | Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction
This study collected information on cetacean incidents (carcasses, injured and debilitated animals found onshore, entrapped in shallow water, entangled or floating offshore) that have occurred in New South Wales, Australia. Information on marine mammal incidents was reported to the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service and recorded into a Marine Fauna Events Database. […]
Evaluation of exclusion grids to reduce the bycatch of dolphins, turtles, sharks and rays in the Pilbara trawl fishery | Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction
A semi-flexible exclusion grid with a bar spacing of 15.5 cm reduced dolphin bycatch in the Pilbara trawl fishery by close to 50% and reduced the bycatch of sea turtles, large sharks and rays. However, the fate of the dolphins that encountered the grid and escaped is unknown.