Acoustic and stiffness properties of gillnets as they relate to small cetacean bycatch
Abstract Mooney, T. A., Au, W. W. L., Nachtigall, P. E., and Trippel, E. A. 2007. Acoustic and stiffness properties of gillnets as they relate to small cetacean bycatch. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64: 1324–1332. Small cetaceans are incidental bycatch in gillnet fisheries. Dolphin and porpoise...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1093/icesjms/fsm135 2024-09-15T18:07:21+00:00 Acoustic and stiffness properties of gillnets as they relate to small cetacean bycatch Mooney, T. Aran Au, Whitlow W. L. Nachtigall, Paul E. Trippel, Edward A. 2007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsm135 http://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article-pdf/64/7/1324/29152855/fsm135.pdf en eng Oxford University Press (OUP) ICES Journal of Marine Science volume 64, issue 7, page 1324-1332 ISSN 1095-9289 1054-3139 journal-article 2007 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsm135 2024-08-12T04:24:00Z Abstract Mooney, T. A., Au, W. W. L., Nachtigall, P. E., and Trippel, E. A. 2007. Acoustic and stiffness properties of gillnets as they relate to small cetacean bycatch. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64: 1324–1332. Small cetaceans are incidental bycatch in gillnet fisheries. Dolphin and porpoise bycatch has been reduced by the use of barium sulphate-enhanced gillnets. This decreased entanglement is likely the result of either higher acoustic reflectivity or greater stiffness for barium nets. To address these variables, our study quantified the acoustic reflectivity and stiffness of six net types including barium sulphate, iron oxide-enhanced and control demersal gillnets of sizes which typically target cod (Gadus morhua) and monkfish (Lophius americanus). Acoustic reflectivity, or target strength (TS), was assessed using dolphin and porpoise-like sonar signals from 0° to 40°. TS values were used to calculate likely detection ranges. Barium sulphate- and iron oxide-enhanced nets showed increased reflectivity compared with control nets, with the barium sulphate nets generating the highest TS values. Dolphins should detect these nets in time to avoid contact, but porpoises, with typically lower source levels, may not detect nets at a range great enough to avoid entanglement. Barium sulphate line was significantly stiffer than comparable nylon line. All lines lost stiffness when soaked in seawater for 24 h. Barium sulphate nets proved stiffer and more acoustically reflective, and both factors are likely important in reducing harbour porpoise bycatch. Article in Journal/Newspaper Gadus morhua Harbour porpoise Oxford University Press ICES Journal of Marine Science 64 7 1324 1332 |
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Abstract Mooney, T. A., Au, W. W. L., Nachtigall, P. E., and Trippel, E. A. 2007. Acoustic and stiffness properties of gillnets as they relate to small cetacean bycatch. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64: 1324–1332. Small cetaceans are incidental bycatch in gillnet fisheries. Dolphin and porpoise bycatch has been reduced by the use of barium sulphate-enhanced gillnets. This decreased entanglement is likely the result of either higher acoustic reflectivity or greater stiffness for barium nets. To address these variables, our study quantified the acoustic reflectivity and stiffness of six net types including barium sulphate, iron oxide-enhanced and control demersal gillnets of sizes which typically target cod (Gadus morhua) and monkfish (Lophius americanus). Acoustic reflectivity, or target strength (TS), was assessed using dolphin and porpoise-like sonar signals from 0° to 40°. TS values were used to calculate likely detection ranges. Barium sulphate- and iron oxide-enhanced nets showed increased reflectivity compared with control nets, with the barium sulphate nets generating the highest TS values. Dolphins should detect these nets in time to avoid contact, but porpoises, with typically lower source levels, may not detect nets at a range great enough to avoid entanglement. Barium sulphate line was significantly stiffer than comparable nylon line. All lines lost stiffness when soaked in seawater for 24 h. Barium sulphate nets proved stiffer and more acoustically reflective, and both factors are likely important in reducing harbour porpoise bycatch. |
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Mooney, T. Aran Au, Whitlow W. L. Nachtigall, Paul E. Trippel, Edward A. |
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Acoustic and stiffness properties of gillnets as they relate to small cetacean bycatch |
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