Frequent encounters with the seafloor increase right whales’ risk of entanglement in fishing groundlines
North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis utilize the entire water column and are frequently entangled in ropes from fishing gear. Data from telemetry tags have shown that right whales can swim/feed at or near the seafloor. Because those data are limited, some uncertainty remains regarding the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Inter-Research
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Endangered Species Research |
| Online Access: | https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v39/p235-246/ |