Implications of fishing rope strength on the severity of large whale entanglements | Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction

Submitted by morgaac on March 30, 2016 – 17:54

Ropes with a breaking strength of 1,700 lbs or less could reduce life-threatening entanglements of North Atlantic Right whales by at least 72%. Right and humpback were entangled in ropes with stronger breaking strength than those involving minke whales.