Final report to the New England Aquarium on pinger displacement trials for Ganges River dolphins Platanista gangetica in the Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangledesh

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Final report to the New England Aquarium on pinger displacement trials for Ganges River dolphins Platanista gangetica in the Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangledesh
Target catch
N/A
Study Type
Field study in the wild
Effect on target catch
N/A
Effect on bycatch species
Subtle differences in dolphin behavior were detected but it remains unclear if pingers would successfully reduce dolphin interactions with gillnets.
Bycatch species
Small Cetaceans (maximum length < 7.5 meters)