Impacts of fisheries on the Critically Endangered humpback dolphin Sousa chinensis population in the eastern Taiwan Strait

Impacts of fisheries on the Critically Endangered humpback dolphin Sousa chinensis population in the eastern Taiwan Strait

E Slooten, JY Wang, SZ Dungan, KA Forney, SK Hung, TA Jefferson, KN Riehl, L Rojas-Bracho, PS Ross, A Wee, R Winkler, SC Yang, CA Chen

Biological and fisheries data were analysed to assess the impact of fisheries mortality on a Critically Endangered subpopulation of 30% of the ETS Sousa subpopulation exhibited injuries caused by fishing gear. Three individuals were photographed with fishing gear attached to their bodies, and 1 dolphin was found dead with fresh injuries caused by fishing gear. To ensure recovery of ETS Sousa, mortality due to human causes should be reduced to

2013

10.3354/esr00518

Endangered Species Research

Inter-Research

Botany, Zoology