Necropsy findings in sea turtles taken as bycatch in the North Pacific longline fishery.

From: Fishery Bulletin | Date: October 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

Concern about interactions between fisheries and marine turtles has increased in recent years, particularly since East Pacific leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) may become extinct (Spotila et al., 2000). However, relatively little published information exists on interactions between sea turtles and North Pacific longline fisheries. The most available literature on the topic focuses on modeling data from fisheries observers for estimating the probability of animals dying and fishery-induced mortality (McCracken (1); Kleiber (2)). A more recent study was undertaken with ...

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