Switching Gillnets to Longlines: An Alternative to Mitigate the Bycatch of Franciscana Dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei) in Argentina

Switching Gillnets to Longlines: An Alternative to Mitigate the Bycatch of Franciscana Dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei) in Argentina

The franciscana dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei) is considered the most threatened cetacean in the South Western Atlantic due to bycatch in gillnet fisheries of Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil. As gillnet fisheries operate in the same areas inhabited by dolphins, methods and strategies to reduce byca...

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Main Authors: Leonardo G. Berninsone, Pablo Bordino, Martín Gnecco, Mariana Foutel, Alice I. Mackay, Timothy B. Werner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
artisanal gillnet fishery
dolphins
incidental capture reduction
marine conservation
South Western Atlantic
sustainable fishing
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00699/full

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