Report of the International Whaling Commission (1994)
Many passive net fisheries exist along the Pacific coastlines of the USA (California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska), Canada (British Columbia) and the Russian Federation. Some incidental marine mammal mortality occurs…
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1994)
Interactions between marine mammals and fisheries were monitored along the southwestern Atlantic coast of Argentina from Bahia Samborombon (Buenos Aires Province) to Tierra del Fuego Island. A variety of fisheries…
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1994)
Dolphins of several species are killed incidentally in driftnet fisheries on the high seas in the North Pacific. Information on stock identity, necessary for assessment and management of the dolphin…
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1977)
(...) Strandings of cetaceans on the coasts of France have been the object of systematic study, published in the form of annual reports, only since 1971. From that date until…
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1994)
A general description of gillnet fisheries in the Southeast Pacific area (comprising the waters of Ecuador, Peru and Chile) is presented and their potential threat to cetaceans is discussed. Information…
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1988)
Types of fisheries and exploitation of small cetaceans in Argentinian waters are reviewed. During the study period, live-captures included five specimens of Cephalorhynchus commersonii for Germany, while eight of Tursiops…
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1983)
Catch statistics for 15 species of small cetacean are analysed, based on catch data collected for the 6 years from 1976 to 1981. Commercial catching of animals either by harpoon…
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1994)
This paper reviews published and unpublished information on the mortality of cetaceans in gillnets in Mexico, Central America and the wider Caribbean. Data on this incidental mortality are provided from…
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1994)
Small cetaceans and some great whales become entangled and die in gillnets in a variety of fisheries in the northeastern Indtan Ocean. Information on operational details, present status and future…
Report of the International Whaling Commission (1994)
Between 1982 and 1993, 55 coastal locations throughout Mexico were visited to investigate mortality of small cetaceans. A total of 139 records concerning the use of small cetaceans by fishermen…