Location
Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada
Target catch
Crab and whelk
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
None reported
Effect on bycatch species
Minke whales decreased swimming velocity and altered bearing when approaching a rope, particularly when ropes were black and white; some minke's altered underwater swimming trajectories when passing ropes and produced low-frequency vocalizations.
Bycatch species
Fishing Gear
Reduction technique