Evaluation of an Electric Gradient to Deter Seal Predation on Salmon Caught in Gill‐Net Test Fisheries

• Published in: North American Journal of Fisheries Management
• Main Authors: Forrest, Keith W., Cave, Jim D., Michielsens, Catherine G. J., Haulena, Martin, Smith, David V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2009
• Subjects: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law; Ecology; Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Fraser River; Pacific; Sockeye; Oncorhynchus gorbuscha; Phoca vitulina; Pink salmon
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1577/m08-083.1; https://afspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1577/M08-083.1

Abstract An electric deterrent system was tested as an effective and safe method of deterring predation by Pacific harbor seals Phoca vitulina richardsi on sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka and pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha caught in a Fraser River gill‐net test fishery. Seals were deterred fro...