Determining optimal pinger spacing for harbour porpoise bycatch mitigation

• Published in: Endangered Species Research
• Main Authors: F Larsen, C Krog, O Ritzau Eigaard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research 2013
• Subjects: Zoology; QL1-991; Botany; QK1-989; Hake; Harbour porpoise
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00494; https://doaj.org/article/692eef11c9814825b0c940cb57ca7cab

A trial was conducted in the Danish North Sea hake gillnet fishery in July to September 2006 to determine whether the spacing of the Aquatec AQUAmark100 pinger could be increased without reducing the effectiveness of the pinger in mitigating harbour porpoise bycatch. The trial was designed as a cont...