Up in the air:drone images reveal underestimation of entanglement rates in large rorqual whales

Entanglement in fishing gear is a significant threat to many cetaceans. For the 2 largest species, the blue whale Balaenoptera musculus and the fin whale B. physalus , reports of entangled individuals are rare, leading to the assumption that entanglements are not common. Studies of interaction with...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Endangered Species Research
Main Authors: Ramp, C, Gaspard, D, Gavrilchuk, K, Unger, M, Schleimer, A, Delarue, J, Landry, S, Sears, R
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Entanglement
Fin whale
Blue whale
Humpback whale
Aerial imagery
Canada
Rorqual
Balaenoptera musculus
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Online Access:https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/publications/7b1ec3b3-41b6-48d0-b7f7-921f67f7a998
https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01084
https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/10023/21437/1/Ramp_2021_int_res_up_in_the_air_CC.pdf

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