A field test of acoustic deterrent devices used to reduce interactions between bottlenose dolphins and a coastal gillnet fishery

Location
North Carolina, United States
Article
Target catch
Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus)
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
No effect
Effect on bycatch species
Dolphins were less likely to interact with gillnets and more likely to echolocate
Reduction technique