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SCS: Information on the Society
Maintaining close links with and information exchange among animal welfare and conservation groups, rescue and ... oil pollution) The setting up of protected areas and sanctuaries Interactions with fisheries inc. entanglement in fishing gear Culling, hunting and other control or exploitation of pinniped populations ...
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Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies | Latest PCCS Whale Disentanglement Reveals Gruesome Example of Entanglement Crisis
The spotter, a highly experienced pilot who has reported close to a dozen entangled whales to the Atlantic Large Whale Disentanglement Network managed by PCCS ... , the team made a series of approaches to document and assess the whale and its entanglement. The entanglement was relatively simple, with heavy rope wrapped twice around the base of the tail ...
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Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies | Whale Rescue | Latest Disentanglement - right whale, Yellowfin
Close examination of the photographs show at least one weak spot in the entanglement: the rope appears to ... parting of this line would free this animal of its entanglement. Close up detail of the rope as it crosses over the belly ... on Stellwagen Bank. Based upon photos and their description the entanglement appears to be life threatening. A disentanglement response could ...
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Falklands Penguins
Falkland waters are already subject to ... important breeding centre in the world for this species, resident year round and restricted to close inshore at all times. The total Falklands population is estimated at 65,000 pairs (1995 ...
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Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department: Freshwater Sawfish
Photo © Mark Harris. · Denticles The body of the freshwater sawfish is covered with minute, close-set dermal denticles having leaf-shaped crown ridges and anterior furrows in all ... freshwater sawfish appear to be negatively impacted. In addition, this species is susceptible to entanglement in anthropogenic debris, including discarded fishing line, resulting in injury or possibly death. Prepared ...
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SCS: Rescue and Rehabilitation
California sea lions, harbour seals and Northern elephant seals. Most strandings occur close to Ensenada but also responds to calls from elsewhere in Baja California. Aims eventually to ... along the coast from approximately Kaysers Beach to Kei Mouth. Injuries are usually caused by entanglement in fishing lines or nets, shark bites or injury from boat propellers. The seals are ...
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Seal Conservation Society: 1997 News Digest
Lake Baikal in Siberia were found dead and dying. The seals were discovered close to a paper mill and conservationists are claiming that the deaths have been caused by ... recover.
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Manatee Protection Tips for Divers and Swimmers
I think the best way for people to appreciate manatees is to see them up close and personal. It’s a way to get people interested in helping them. A. Save ... "hands off" is the best way to protect them. Which Would You Rather Catch? (pdf) Entanglement in fishing line or hooks is a serious problem for manatees, dolphins, sea turtles, and ...
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2007 IUCN Red List – Search
European and North African continental shelves, occurring on or near the bottom from close inshore (5 m) in the intertidal or subtidal zone to at least 150 m ... mortality - Bycatch - Fisheries-related - Netting (ongoing) 4.1.1.3 Accidental mortality - Bycatch - Fisheries-related - Entanglement (ongoing) 6.3.7 Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) - Water pollution - Sediment (ongoing) 6 ...
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Entanglement
Entanglement Entanglement "The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) estimated that in 1989, between 315,000 and a million dolphins were killed in drift nets" (Suzuki, 2004). Entanglement in fishing nets poses a major ... stretch up to 30 miles across and carry 10,000 hooks. These lines are extended close to the surface above the water, and can catch, large and small, fish and mammals ...
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