Assessing the Effects of Banana Pingers as a Bycatch Mitigation Device for Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Lucy C. M. Omeyer, Philip D. Doherty, Sarah Dolman, Robert Enever, Allan Reese, Nicholas Tregenza, Ruth Williams, Brendan J. Godley
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
• Subjects: acoustic deterrent; C-POD; cetacean; marine mammal; passive acoustic monitoring; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Cornwall; Harbour porpoise; Phocoena phocoena
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00285; https://doaj.org/article/4b5a05a608c34f84af9eec0d1224f214

Bycatch is a significant cause of population declines of marine megafauna globally. While numerous bycatch mitigation strategies exist, acoustic alarms, or pingers, are the most widely adopted strategy for small cetaceans. Although pingers have been shown to be an effective measure for numerous spec...