Scar-based analysis and eyewitness accounts of entanglement of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in fishing gear in Iceland

• Main Author: Basran, Charla Jean, 1988-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Akureyri
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Coastal and marine management; University Centre of the Westfjords; Haf- og strandsvæðastjórnun; Háskólasetur Vestfjarða; Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Hvalir; Veiðarfæri; Slys; Haf; Skjálfandi; Humpback Whale; Iceland; Megaptera novaeangliae; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/19615

Læst til 25.2.2015 Entanglement in fishing gear, or bycatch, of cetaceans is a global issue causing thousands of injuries and mortalities each year. Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are one of many cetacean species that become entangled, often non-lethally, in various types of fishing gear,...