Developing solutions to marine mammal interactions with long-line fisheries

开发海洋哺乳动物与长线渔业相互作用的解决方案。该项目旨在利用创新技术确定可利用的自然海洋哺乳动物行为的各个方面，并结合最佳的渔船作业，尽量减少它们与商业渔业的相互作用。海洋哺乳动物与商业渔业的相互作用是一个日益严重的世界性问题，既有生态问题(附带兼捕和对渔业的依赖增加)，也有经济后果(渔业每年损失数千万美元)。减少这些相互作用的成功解决方案仍然难以捉摸。这项研究的结果预计将在全球范围内适用，具有可观的经济和生态效益，并确保渔业的可持续性。

Developing solutions to marine mammal interactions with long-line fisheries. This project aims to use innovative techniques to determine aspects of natural marine mammal behaviour that can be exploited, in conjunction with optimal fishing vessel operations, to minimise their interactions with commercial fisheries. Marine mammal interactions with commercial fisheries are a growing worldwide issue with both ecological (incidental bycatch and increased dependence on fisheries) and economic consequences (annual losses of tens of millions of dollars to the fishing industry). Successful solutions to reduce these interactions have remained elusive. Outcomes from this research are expected to be applicable worldwide, have substantial economic and ecological benefits, and ensure the sustainability of the fishing industry.