Predicting the population‐level impact of mitigating harbor porpoise bycatch with pingers and time‐area fishing closures
Abstract Unintentional mortality of higher trophic‐level species in commercial fisheries (bycatch) represents a major conservation concern as it may influence the long‐term persistence of populations. An increasingly common strategy to mitigate bycatch of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena), a smal...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Ecosphere |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1785 |