To ping or not to ping:the use of active acoustic devices in mitigating interactions between small cetaceans and gillnet fisheries

• Published in: Endangered Species Research
• Main Authors: Dawson, Steve, Northridge, Simon Patrick, Waples, Danielle, Read, Andrew
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Gillnet; Bycatch; Dolphin; Porpoise; Pinger; Acoustic devices; Active Sound; Harbour porpoise; Phocoena phocoena
• Online Access: https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/to-ping-or-not-to-ping(bd73e339-714c-492c-bb34-4564718269e9).html; https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00464; https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/10023/3394/1/Dawsonetal2013EndangeredSpRes019p201.pdf

Active sound emitters (‘pingers’) are used in several gillnet fisheries to reduce bycatch of small cetaceans, and/or to reduce depredation by dolphins. Here, we review studies conducted to determine how effective these devices may be as management tools. Significant reductions in bycatch of harbour...