Preliminary results on the effect of green LED lights on the behaviour of little penguins

Location

Omaru Harbour, New Zealand

Article

Preliminary results on the effect of green LED lights on the behaviour of little penguins

Target catch

N/A

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Effect on target catch

N/A

Effect on bycatch species

No evidence of attraction to green LED lights; some evidence of avoidance (change in swimming behavior)

Bycatch species

Eudyptula minor (Little penguin)

Reduction technique

Visual deterrents