Spatiotemporal patterns of overlap between short-finned pilot whales and the U.S. pelagic longline fishery in the Mid-Atlantic Bight: an assessment to inform the management of fisheries bycatch

Location
Mid-Atlantic Bight, United States
Article
Spatiotemporal patterns of overlap between short-finned pilot whales and the U.S. pelagic longline fishery in the Mid-Atlantic Bight: an assessment to inform the management of fisheries bycatch
Target catch
Tuna and swordfish
Study Type
Study in the lab
Effect on target catch
N/A
Effect on bycatch species
Spatial management approach could be effective at reducing pilot whale bycatch in the pelagic longline fishery
Bycatch species
Small Cetaceans (maximum length < 7.5 meters)
Globicephala spp. (Pilot whale)
Fishing Gear
Hooks and Lines