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Cetacean bycatch
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Cetacean bycatch is the technical term for the incidental capture of non-target cetacean species by fisheries. Species which are seriously affected by this include dolphins, porpoises, and whales. Bycatch can be caused by entanglement in fishing nets and lines or hooks, or direct capture in hooks or trawl nets.
Fish caught in nets that are designed not to harm dolphins is marketed as "dolphin safe", though this label may not be truly indicative of the harm done to dolphins in that fishery.
Interestingly enough, cetaceans have become the bane of many long-line fishermen in areas where certain whale populations have made a significant comeback in recent years. Whales often follow the boats, devouring the catch and leaving little more for them than fish heads when it is hauled in.
- Project GLOBAL: Global Bycatch Assessment of Long-Lived Species project
- European Cetacean Bycatch Campaign
- Cetacean Bycatch Resource Center
- Sea Anglers Conservation Network press release on cetacean bycatch
- Newspaper article describes an ensnared whale who seemingly thanked her rescuers
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