Summary
Acoustic pingers placed around the mouth of a pair trawl net in the United Kingdom bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) pair trawl fishery did not reduce common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) bycatch.
Year
Journal/Publisher Name
Final Report to DEFRA & JNCC, Project MF0733.
Field Studies
Reduction of cetacean bycatch in pelagic trawls
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Location
United Kingdom
Target catch
Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
Effect on bycatch species
Did not reduce bycatch
Effect on target catch
NA
Bycatch species
Reduction technique
Fishing Gear