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 |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
education.field_of_study
Ecology biology business.industry Trawling Fishing Population Botany biology.organism_classification Fish stock Humpback dolphin Bycatch Fishery Critically endangered Geography Fishing industry QL1-991 QK1-989 business education human activities Zoology Nature and Landscape Conservation |
| 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 |
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