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An updated world review of interactions between marine mammals and fisheries

Year of publication 1991

Pages 58

Author Simon P. Northridge;Fishery and Aquaculture Economics and Policy Division

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 9251030545

Series title FAO Fisheries Technical Paper

Series number 0429-9345 - T251Suppl.1

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Recent information on marine mammal - fishery interactions is reviewed. A species by species approach is taken for each of the major marine fishing areas of the world. Most recent studies have been devoted to the accidental entanglement or mortality of marine mammals in fishing operations. Several species or populations of marine mammal may be threatened with extinction or severe depletion from such interactions. Most of the fisheries involved are gillnet fisheries. Relatively few recent studies have addressed the possible competitive interactions between marine mammals and fisheries for food and fishery resources.

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Northridge, Simon P. An updated world review of interactions between marine mammals and fisheries.FAO Fisheries Technical Paper.No.251. Rome. FAO. 1991. 58p.

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