Beyond encounter risk: Fleet-level heterogeneity is associated with at-vessel mortality of false killer whales in the Western and Central Pacific tuna purse seine fishery

Location
Western Pacific Ocean; Central Pacific Ocean
Article
Beyond encounter risk: Fleet-level heterogeneity is associated with at-vessel mortality of false killer whales in the Western and Central Pacific tuna purse seine fishery
Target catch
Tuna sp.
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
N/A
Effect on bycatch species
Fleet identity was the strongest predictor of false killer whale mortality
Bycatch species
Mammals
Small Cetaceans (maximum length < 7.5 meters)
Pseudorca crassidens (False killer whale)
Fishing Gear
Surrounding nets and seine nets