Reducing Fisheries Bycatch: Behavioral Responses of a Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in a Pool to the Sounds of a “Banana Pinger”

Location
Netherlands
Article
Reducing Fisheries Bycatch: Behavioral Responses of a Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in a Pool to the Sounds of a “Banana Pinger”
Target catch
N/A
Study Type
Study in the lab
Effect on target catch
N/A
Effect on bycatch species
Behavioral responses, including increased respiration rate, jumping, and swimming faster and farther away from the source, occurred from 95 dB re 1 μPa
Bycatch species
Small Cetaceans (maximum length < 7.5 meters)
Phocoena phocoena (Harbor porpoise)
Reduction technique
Acoustic deterrent devices