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The Painful Side of Trap and Fixed Net Fisheries: Chronic Entanglement of Large Whales
Joint Authors
van der Hoop, Julie M.
Moore, Michael J.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Earth Science , Water and Environment
Abstract EN
Concern over the well-being of marine mammals at sea has focused on intentional harvests, both in terms of individual welfare and population sustainability.
Unintentional mortalities from fishing gear entanglement are primarily seen as a risk to population viability.
Additionally, larger whales breaking free of, and subsequently carrying, fixed trap and net gear are subject to a very slow demise, averaging 6 months in the case of the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis).
Chronic cases can involve impaired foraging, increased drag, infection, hemorrhage, and severe tissue damage.
The individual suffering of these cases appears to be extreme.
Thus management measures should go beyond legally mandated conservation measures to include avoidance of such scenarios.
Seafood consumers could succeed, where laws have failed, to demand fishing practices that do not kill whales in this manner.
The effective absence of such demands would seem to reflect the cryptic nature of these cases to most consumers.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Moore, Michael J.& van der Hoop, Julie M.. 2012. The Painful Side of Trap and Fixed Net Fisheries: Chronic Entanglement of Large Whales. Journal of Marine Sciences،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-996995
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Moore, Michael J.& van der Hoop, Julie M.. The Painful Side of Trap and Fixed Net Fisheries: Chronic Entanglement of Large Whales. Journal of Marine Sciences No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-996995
American Medical Association (AMA)
Moore, Michael J.& van der Hoop, Julie M.. The Painful Side of Trap and Fixed Net Fisheries: Chronic Entanglement of Large Whales. Journal of Marine Sciences. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-996995
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-996995