Evaluating alternatives to reduce whale entanglements in commercial Dungeness Crab fishing gear
Since 2014, the U.S. West Coast has experienced a sudden increase in reported whale entanglements with commercial fishing gear. The increase has been particularly acute in reported entanglements between Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and commercial Dungeness crab gear. The current rate of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-04-01
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Series: | Global Ecology and Conservation |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235198941930126X |