Regional oceanography affects humpback whale entanglements in set fishing gear
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...
Published in: | Conservation Science and Practice |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13034 https://doaj.org/article/8a97e85f8b614c5eb984fd1ed8b1af5f |