Impacts of fisheries on the Critically Endangered humpback dolphin Sousa chinensis population in the eastern Taiwan Strait

Autor: Lorenzo Rojas‑Bracho, Peter S. Ross, Elisabeth Slooten, Samuel K. Hung, Chaolun Allen Chen, Sarah Z. Dungan, Kimberly N. Riehl, Robin Winkler, Shih-Chu Yang, Thomas Jefferson, Karin A. Forney, John Y. Wang, Ashley Wee
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Endangered Species Research, Vol 22, Iss 2, Pp 99-114 (2013)
ISSN: 1613-4796
1863-5407
Popis: Biological and fisheries data were analysed to assess the impact of fisheries mortality on a Critically Endangered subpopulation of 30% of the ETS Sousa subpopulation exhibited injuries caused by fishing gear. Three individuals were photographed with fishing gear attached to their bodies, and 1 dolphin was found dead with fresh injuries caused by fishing gear. To ensure recovery of ETS Sousa, mortality due to human causes should be reduced to
Databáze: OpenAIRE