Field Study

Location

North Carolina

Article

A field test of acoustic deterrent devices used to reduce interactions between bottlenose dolphins and a coastal gillnet fishery

Target catch

Spanish mackerel

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Effect on target catch

No effect

Effect on bycatch species

Dolphins were less likely to interact with gillnets and more likely to echolocate

Bycatch species

Small Cetaceans (maximum length < 7.5 meters)

Fishing Gear

Gillnets and Entangling Nets

Reduction technique

Acoustic deterrent devices