Regional oceanography affects humpback whale entanglements in set fishing gear

• Published in: Conservation Science and Practice
• Main Authors: Schilling, HT, Dedden, AV, Crocetti, S, Liggins, G, Lorigan, S, Marshall, A, Rogers, TL, Schaeffer, A, Suthers, IM, Johnson, DD
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Wiley 2023
• Subjects: Soi; Humpback Whale
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/unsworks_84821; https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13034

Humpback whales Megaptera novaengliae undertake annual migrations along eastern Australia, where they can be susceptible to entanglement in set fishing gear. This can potentially result in both sublethal and fatal outcomes for the whales, and financial losses for the fishing industry, including loss...