Quantification of interactions between the Portuguese sardine purse-seine fishery and cetaceans

Location
Portugal
Article
Quantification of interactions between the Portuguese sardine purse-seine fishery and cetaceans
Target catch
Sardine (Sardina pilchardus)
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
NA
Effect on bycatch species
Cetaceans were present during 16.9% of fishing events; encirclement led to common dolphin mortalities
Bycatch species
Small Cetaceans (maximum length < 7.5 meters)
Delphinus delphis (Short-beaked common dolphin)
Phocoena phocoena (Harbor porpoise)
Tursiops truncatus (Bottlenose dolphin)
Fishing Gear
Surrounding nets and seine nets