'Bycatch' dolphin capture in WA not sustainable, study finds

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 April Bycatch dolphin capture in WA not sustainable study find 'Bycatch' dolphin capture in WA not sustainable, study finds 29/04/2022 | 3 MINS A new study by an international team of researchers has shown that past and ongoing levels of dolphin capture in the Pilbara, Western Australia, are not sustainable. The research found that fishing results in the accidental capture, so-called ΓÇÿbycatchΓÇÖ, of non-target species, threatening protected and endangered wildlife. Adjunct Research Fellow at Lombok Institute of Technology and Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol, Dr Simon Allen, said bycatch and discarding of marine wildlife in commercial fisheries is a global problem for fisheries management. Image: Captured protected dolphin on deck. Credit: Simon Allen ΓÇ£The Pilbara Fish Trawl Interim Managed Fishery targets emperor, snapper, trevally, cod and grouper, providing catch to domestic markets of Western Australia, including Perth and Shark Bay,ΓÇ¥ said Dr Allen, who studies dolphin behaviour and interactions with fisheries. ΓÇ£Lik

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 April Bycatch dolphin capture in WA not sustainable study find 'Bycatch' dolphin capture in WA not sustainable, study finds 29/04/2022 | 3 MINS A new study by an international team of researchers has shown that past and ongoing levels of dolphin capture in the Pilbara, Western Australia, are not sustainable.

The research found that fishing results in the accidental capture, so-called ΓÇÿbycatchΓÇÖ, of non-target species, threatening protected and endangered wildlife.

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