Entangled cetacean events in El Salvador

Entanglement in fishing gear is recognized as the main modern threat to cetacean populations worldwide. The following is the first evidence of interactions between artisanal marine-coastal fisheries and cetaceans along the Pacific coast of El Salvador. Between 2017 and 2022, five entanglement events...

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Main Authors: Castaneda, Melvin Giovanni, Ransome, Nicola L., Benito, Paula C., Pineda, Luis, Martínez de Navas, Elba
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de El Salvador. Secretaría de Investigaciones Científicas 2023
Subjects:
Acajutla
Humpback whale
Entangled
Gillnets
Los Cóbanos
Ballena jorobada
Enmallamiento
Red garetera
Pacific
De la Costa
Jorobada
Ballenas
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Online Access:https://revistas.ues.edu.sv/index.php/minerva/article/view/2679

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