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Interactions between fur seals and a squid jig fis - glen - 05-02-2004
Here is the reference:
TI: Title
Interactions between fur seals and a squid jig fishery in southern
Australia
AU: Author
Arnould, JPY; Trinder, DM; McKinley, CP
SO: Source
MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH; VOL 54; PART 8; pp. 979-984; 2003
Interactions between fur seals and a squid jig fis - Jazman - 06-02-2004
Hi Glen
I have access to this article through Uni, here is the abstract, and I can email people the PDF if they are interested
Jaz
Interactions between fur seals and a squid jig fishery in southern Australia
J. P. Y. Arnould, D. M. Trinder and C. P. McKinley
Abstract
Interactions between Australian fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) and the Southern Squid Jig Fishery (SSJF) were investigated in Aprilââ¬âMay 2002. Details on the number of seals present, distance from the vessel, age and gender, and their behaviour were recorded using scan sampling techniques over 26 nights from eight vessels operating out of Portland and Port Fairy on the southwest coast of Victoria. Seals were observed on all nights but none were recorded in 30% of all (777) scan observations. Of the seals attending vessels at any one time (1.89 ñ 0.24), 67% were involved in activities unrelated to jigging operations with the most common behaviour category being resting/grooming. Only 3.6% of observations involved seals targeting squid caught on jig lures whereas a further 29% were of foraging on squid within 40 m of the vessel. Damage to fishing gear attributable to seals was recorded on only three occasions. There was no evidence of negative impacts on seals from vessel operations. The majority of seals foraging on squid around vessels were adult females (71%) with the remainder being almost exclusively juvenile males. The current level of interactions between Australian fur seals and vessels in the SSJF appears minor.
Keywords: Arctocephalus, Bass Strait, fishery interactions
Interactions between fur seals and a squid jig fis - glen - 06-02-2004
cool thanks for the abstract. <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/zorro.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':zorro:' />