Entanglements and Mortality of Endemic Chilean Dolphins (Cephalorhynchus eutropia) in Salmon Farms in Southern Chile

In Chile, all marine mammal species are protected by law from intentional killing. It is a legal requirement to report accidental mortality in fishing operations to the Chilean fisheries authorities. Reporting and assessing marine mammal mortality in fisheries have increased in importance due to the...

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Published inAquatic mammals Vol. 46; no. 4; pp. 337 - 343
Main Authors Espinosa-Miranda, Cayetano, Cáceres, Benjamín, Blank, Olivia, Fuentes-Riquelme, Marjorie, Heinrich, Sonja
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Moline Aquatic Mammals Journal, NFP 01.01.2020
Aquatic Mammals
Subjects
Aquaculture
Aquatic mammals
Behavior
Bycatch
Causes of
Cephalorhynchus eutropia
Chile
Dolphins
Dolphins & porpoises
Dolphins (Mammals)
Endangered & extinct species
Entanglement
Environmental aspects
Farms
Fish
Fishing
Global positioning systems
GPS
Grey literature
Mammals
Marine fisheries
Marine mammals
Mortality
Protected species
Protection and preservation
Salmon
Salmon fisheries
Seafood
Seafoods
Social networks
Chile
United States > US
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Summary:In Chile, all marine mammal species are protected by law from intentional killing. It is a legal requirement to report accidental mortality in fishing operations to the Chilean fisheries authorities. Reporting and assessing marine mammal mortality in fisheries have increased in importance due to the recent changes in seafood import restrictions in the US that require countries exporting fisheries products to the US to comply with the US Marine Mammal Protection. Here, Espinosa-Miranda et al present results of a systematic review of available information on the occurrence of entanglement events of cetaceans in Chilean salmon farms and their reported outcomes.
ISSN:0167-5427
1996-7292
DOI:10.1578/AM.46.4.2020.337