Effects of bycatch on the population viability of the narrow-ridged finless porpoises in Ariake Sound and Tachibana Bay, Japan

The narrow-ridged finless porpoise Neophocaena asiaeorientalis is a coastal cetacean that is threatened by various human activities. Bycatch mortality is a particular danger to the porpoise population in Ariake Sound and Tachibana Bay, Japan. To evaluate the impact of bycatch mortality on the viabil...

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Published in:Endangered Species Research
Main Authors: M Hashimoto, K Shirakihara, M Shirakihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inter-Research 2015-02-01
Online Access:https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v27/n1/p87-94/