Marine Mammal Interactions with the Salmon Drift Gillnet Fishery on the Copper River Delta, Alaska, 1988-1989

摘要

Marine mammal interactions with the salmon drift gillnet fishery on the Copper River Delta, Alaska were examined in 1988 and 1989 using field observations, dockside interviews, and beached carcass surveys. Past and present conflicts include scavenging of netted salmon and damaging gillnets by pinnipeds, and incidental and intentional killing of marine mammals because of net encounters.