Regional oceanography affects humpback whale entanglements in set fishing gear

• Published in: Conservation Science and Practice
• Main Authors: Hayden T. Schilling, Adelaide V. Dedden, Susan Crocetti, Geoff Liggins, Shona Lorigan, Andrew Marshall, Tracey L. Rogers, Amandine Schaeffer, Iain M. Suthers, Daniel D. Johnson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2023
• Subjects: bycatch; dynamic ocean management; east Australian current; fish traps; fisher‐wildlife interactions; Megaptera novaengliae; Ecology; QH540-549.5; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Soi; Humpback Whale
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13034; https://doaj.org/article/8a97e85f8b614c5eb984fd1ed8b1af5f

Abstract Humpback whales Megaptera novaengliae undertake annual migrations along eastern Australia, where they can be susceptible to entanglement in set fishing gear. This can potentially result in both sublethal and fatal outcomes for the whales, and financial losses for the fishing industry, inclu...