Evasive behavior of spotted and spinner dolphins (Stenella attenuata and S. longirostris) during fishing for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the eastern Pacific Ocean.(Statistical Data Included)

From: Fishery Bulletin | Date: October 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Abstract--This study examines the question of whether the evasive behavior of northeastern offshore spotted dolphins (Stenella attenuata) during fishing for tuna (by the Mexican fleet) varies in geographic areas of the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO). It also investigates whether evasion differs between northeastern offshore spotted and eastern spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris orientalis). Observations recorded in the database of the Mexican Programa Nacional de Aprovechamiento del Atun y de Proteccion de Delfines (PNAAPD) from 1992 to 1995 were analyzed. The calculated evasion ...

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