Publications

Papers

  • Jordan LK, Mandelman JW, McComb DM, Fordham SV, Carlson JK, Werner TB.
    2013.
    Linking sensory biology and fisheries bycatch reduction in elasmobranch fishes: a review with new directions for research.
    Conservation Physiology.
    1.
    Paper
  • Reeves RR, McClellan K, Werner TW.
    2013.
    Marine mammal bycatch in gillnet and other entangling net fisheries, 1990-2011.
    Endangered Species Research.
    20: 71-97.
    Article
    Supplement
  • Waples, D.M., Thorne, L.H., Hodge, L.E.W., Burke, E.K., Urian, K.W., Read, A.J.
    2013.
    A field test of acoustic deterrent devices used to reduce interactions between bottlenose dolphins and a coastal gillnet fishery.
    Biological Conservation.
    157: 163-171.
    Abstract
  • Bigelow, K.A., Kerstetter, D.W., Dancho, M.G., and Marchetti, J.A..
    2012.
    Catch rates with variable strength circle hooks in the Hawaii-based tuna longline fishery.
    Bulletin of Marine Science.
    Full article
  • Bischoff, N., Nickle, B., Cronin, T.W., Velasquez, S., and J.I. Fasick .
    2012.
    Deep-sea and pelagic rod visual pigments identified in the mysticete whales.
    Visual Neuroscience.
    29: 95-103.
    Abstract
  • McCarron, P. and H. Tetreault.
    2012.
    Lobster Pot Gear Configurations in the Gulf of Maine.
    Maine Lobstermen's Association.
    application/pdf iconLobster_Gear_Report.pdf
  • McCutcheon, SM.
    2012.
    Lanthanide metals as potential shark deterrents.
    MS Thesis.
    Florida Atlantic University.
    Abstract
  • Mike Simpkins (ed).
    2012.
    Addressing bycatch in artisanal gillnet fisheries: workshop report .
    19 Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, November 26 2011, Tampa Florida.
    NOAA Fisheries.
    application/pdf iconMarine Mammal Gillnet Report.pdf
  • Fasick, J.I., Bischoff, N., Brennan, S., Velasquez, S., and G. Andrade.
    2011.
    Estimated absorbance spectra of the visual pigments of the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis).
    Marine Mammal Science.
    27(4): E321-E331.
    Abstract
  • Jordan, L.K., Mandelman, J.W., and S.M. Kajiura.
    2011.
    Behavioral responses to weak electric fields and a lanthanide metal in two shark species.
    Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.
    409 (1-2): 345-350.
    Article
  • McClellan, C.M., Read, A.J., Price, B.A., Cluse, W.M., Godfrey, M.H..
    2009.
    Using telemetry to mitigate the bycatch of long-lived marine vertebrates .
    Ecological Applications.
    19(6): 1660-1671.
    Paper
  • Tallack, S.M., Mandelman, J.W..
    2009.
    Do rare-earth metals deter spiny dogfish? A feasibility study on the use of electropositive "mischmetal" to reduce the bycatch of Squalus acanthias by hook gear in the Gulf of Maine.
    ICES Journal of Marine Science.
    66(2): 315-322.
    Paper
  • Zollett, E.A..
    2009.
    Bycatch of protected species and other species of concern in US east coast commercial fisheries.
    Endangered Species Research.
    9: 49-59.
    application/pdf iconZollett.pdf
  • Zydelis, R., Wallace, B.P., Gilman, E.L., and T.B. Werner.
    2009.
    Conservation of marine megafauna requires avoiding and minimizing fisheries bycatch.
    Conservation Biology.
    23(3): 608-616.
    Abstract
  • Mandelman, J.W., Cooper, P.W., Werner, T.B., and K.M. Lagueux.
    2008.
    Shark bycatch and depredation in the US Atlantic pelagic longline fishery.
    Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries.
    18(4): 427-442.
    Full Article
  • Swimmer, Y, JH Wang, L McNaughton.
    2008.
    Shark deterrent and incidental capture workshop, April 10-11, 2008.
    US Dept of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memo.
    NMFS-PIFSC-16.
    application/pdf iconAppendix C_NOAA_Tech_Memo_PIFSC_16.pdf
  • Gilman, E., Clarke, S., Brothers, N., Alfaro-Shigueto, J., Mandelman, J., Mangel, J., Petersen, S., Piovano, S., Thompson, N., Dalzell, P., Donoso, M., Goren, M., and T. Werner.
    2007.
    Shark depredation and unwanted bycatch in pelagic longline fisheries: industry practices and attitudes, and shark avoidance strategies.
    Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council.
    Honolulu, USA.
    application/pdf iconShark-Longline_Interactions_Report.pdf
  • Werner, T, S Kraus, A Read, and E Zollet.
    2006.
    Fishing techniques to reduce the bycatch of threatened marine animals.
    Marine Technology Society Journal.
    40(3): 50-68.
    Abstract
  • Kraus, SD, AJ Read, A Solow, K Baldwin, T Spradlin, E Anderson, and J Williamson.
    1997.
    Acoustic alarms reduce porpoise mortality.
    Nature.
    388: 525.
    Abstract

Presentations

Workshop on Techniques for Reducing Marine Mammal - Gillnet Bycatch, October 2011

  • Cod traps as an ecological sound fishing gear in German waters
    Christian Pusch,
    German Federal Agency of Nature Conservation
    application/pdf iconPusch.pdf
  • Acoustic Characterization of Pingers on Shark Control Nets
    Christine Erbe,
    Center for Marine Science & Technology, Curtin University
    application/pdf iconErbe.pdf
  • Experiences in implementing acoustic pingers in the US and Canadian fisheries
    Debi Palka,
    Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service
    application/pdf iconPalka.pdf
  • Review of European trials of barium sulfate and metal oxide nets
    Finn Larsen and Simon Northridge,
    National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark and Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St. Andrews
    application/pdf iconLarsen.pdf
  • The effects of hanging ratio on the catch of harbor porpoise and targeted finfish species
    Henry Miliken and Gwynne Schnaittacher,
    NEFSC and A.I.S. Inc.
    application/pdf iconMilliken.pdf
  • Evaluating the impact of soak durations on bycatch of small cetaceans in the Northwest Atlantic, USA
    Marjorie Rossman and Debra Palka,
    Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Protected Species
    application/pdf iconRossman.pdf
  • Field testing of experimental gillnets on the bycatch of Franciscana dolphins in Argentina
    Pablo Bordino and Alice Mackay,
    Aquamarina
    application/pdf iconMackay_Bordino.pdf
  • Cod pots, an alternative fishing gear to gillnet fisheries for cod?
    Sara Konigson,
    Project Seals and Fisheries, Institute of Coastal Research
    application/pdf iconKonigson.pdf
  • Mitigation strategies for mysticete gillnet entanglements in the Western North Atlantic
    Scott Kraus and Scott Landry,
    New England Aquarium and Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
    application/pdf iconKraus.pdf
  • Impact and mitigation of Australian sea lion bycatch in the Commonwealth managed shark gillnet fishery off South Australia
    Simon Goldsworthy,
    South Australian Research and Development Institute
    application/pdf iconGoldsworthy.pdf
  • Acoustic deterrents in UK gillnet fisheries
    Simon Northridge,
    Sea Mammal Research Unit, Scottish Oceans Institute
    application/pdf iconNorthridge.pdf
  • To ping or not to ping? Use and abuse of acoustic pingers to reduce interactions between small cetaceans and gillnet fisheries
    Steve Dawson,
    University of Otago
    application/pdf iconDawson.pdf
  • Efficacy of pingers in North Pacific salmon and squid gillnet fisheries
    Tomonari Akamatsu,
    National Research Institute of Fisheries Engineering
    application/pdf iconAkamatsu.pdf
  • IWC 1990: Symposium and workshop on the mortality of cetaceans in passive fishing nets and traps
    William Perrin ,
    application/pdf iconPerrin.pdf

Large Whale Entanglement Workshop, February 2011

  • Entanglement Severity Related to Rope Characteristics for North Atlantic Right Whales
    Amy Knowlton,
    New England Aquarium
    application/pdf iconKnowlton.pdf
  • Inspection and Analysis of Retrieved Gear from Entangled Whales
    Hank McKenna,
    application/pdf iconMcKenna PDF.pdf
  • Modeling Interactions
    Laurens Howle,
    BelleQuant and Duke University
    application/pdf iconModeling Interactions_Howle.pdf
  • Pathology of Chronic Large Whale Entanglement Mortalities
    Michael Moore and William McLellan,
    WHOI and UNCW, use only with permission from mmoore@whoi.edu
    application/pdf iconMoore.pdf
  • Biodynamics of Large Whale Entanglements
    Scott Kraus,
    New England Aquarium
    application/pdf iconKraus.pdf
  • What We Know of Entanglements from Disentanglement
    Scott Landry,
    Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
    application/pdf iconLandry.pdf
  • Preliminary Report of the Dynamics of Large Whale Entanglements in Fishing Gear Workshop
    Tim Werner,
    Consortium for Wildlife Bycatch Reduction
    application/pdf iconWorkshop Report.pdf

Annual Consortium Meeting, October 2010

  • Stable isotope analysis of pilot whales
    Danielle Waples and Andy Read,
    Duke University
    application/pdf iconDWaples.pdf
  • "Weak Hook" Research: Results and Next Steps
    David W Kerstetter,
    Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center
    application/pdf iconKerstetter.pdf
  • Massachusetts Leatherback Sea Turtle Research and Disentanglement Program
    Erin Burke,
    Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
    application/pdf iconBurke.pdf
  • Identifying current best lobster fishing practices as they relate to whale conservation
    Heather Tetreault and Patrice McCarron,
    Maine Lobstermen's Association
    application/pdf iconMLA.pdf
  • Estimated Absorbance Spectra of the Visual Pigments of the North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
    Jeffry I Fasick,
    Kean University
    application/pdf iconFasick.pdf
  • Full-Scale Right Whale Flipper Model Interactions with Fishing Gear
    Kenneth Baldwin,
    University of New Hampshire
    application/pdf iconBaldwin.pdf
  • Computer modeling of whale-trap line encounters
    Laurens Howle,
    BelleQuant Engineering and Duke University
    application/pdf iconHowle.pdf
  • Lanthanide metals as shark repellants
    Stephen M Kajiura,
    Florida Atlantic University
    application/pdf iconkajiura.pdf

Annual Consortium Meeting, January 2009

  • Engineering Bycatch Solutions for Large Whales – What Have We Learned?
    Baldwin,
    Center for Ocean Engineering, University of New Hampshire
    application/pdf iconBaldwin presentation.pdf
  • Assessment of Large (mostly Right) Whale Entanglements in the Canadian Maritimes
    Brown,
    New England Aquarium
    application/pdf iconBrown presentation.pdf
  • Sea Turtle Entanglements in Buoy Lines
    Dodge,
    Large Pelagics Research Center, University of New Hampshire
    application/pdf iconDodge presentation pdf.pdf
  • Shark Bycatch and Depredation in Longline Fisheries: Progress and Research Gaps in Reducing Shark Interactions
    Mandelman,
    New England Aquarium

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