Time of death: behavioral responses of an oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, to capture by a longline fishing vessel
Abstract Background Bycatch mortality in longline fisheries is a major contributor to global declines in shark populations. The duration of time that an animal is hooked and the impacts of hooking on behavior affect the likelihood of mortality. However, limited information exists on the behavior of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Animal Biotelemetry |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-023-00346-x |