Under pressure: cetaceans and fisheries co-occurrence off the coasts of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire (Gulf of Guinea)

Under pressure: cetaceans and fisheries co-occurrence off the coasts of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire (Gulf of Guinea)

Within the Gulf of Guinea high levels of fisheries-related cetacean mortality (bycatch and direct-capture) has been documented. For locally rare species such removals could potentially lead to significant population level effects. However, information on the cetacean abundance and distribution is sc...

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Main Authors: Marijke Nita De Boer, James Thomas Saulino, Koen Van Waerebeek, Geert Aarts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Fisheries
Population decline
Anthropogenic impact
Gulf of Guinea
Seismic survey
Cetacean distribution
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmars.2016.00178/full

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