Pearls as bycatch mitigation strategy for Harbour porpoise (Phoecena phoecena)

• Main Author: Gustafsson, Sara
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: SLU/Dept. Of Aquatic Resources 2020
• Subjects: harbour porpoise; bycatch mitigation; acoustic reflector; pearl; gillnet; F-POD; click rate; click behaviour; inter-click-interval; terminal buzz; diel phase; GAM; Gam; Harbour porpoise
• Online Access: https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/15977/

One of the major threats to harbour porpoise population sustainability is thought to be the high incidence of bycatch specifically in gillnets. This study aims to examine the use of acrylic class pearls developed in an earlier study as acoustic reflectors on gillnets in an effort to increase their v...