Field Experiments Show That Acoustic Pingers Reduce Marine Mammal Bycatch in the California Drift Gill Net Fishery

Location

California

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Field Experiments Show That Acoustic Pingers Reduce Marine Mammal Bycatch in the California Drift Gill Net Fishery

Target catch

Swordfish & Shark

Study Type

Field study in the wild

Effect on target catch

Did not affect catch

Effect on bycatch species

Reduced bycatch

Bycatch species

Fishing Gear

Reduction technique

Acoustic deterrent devices