Summary
For two weeks, transmission of predator sounds (killer whales, Orcinus orca) excluded beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from preying on salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) smolts in Alaska's Kvichak River (United States).
Year
Journal/Publisher Name
Fishery Bulletin
Volume (Issue #)
69(3)
Page #s
531-535
Field Studies
Killer whale, Orcinus orca, sound repel white whales, Delphinapterus leucas
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
Alaska, United States
Target catch
Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)
Effect on bycatch species
Excluded whales
Effect on target catch
N/A
Reduction technique