Pingers as cetacean bycatch mitigation measure in Bulgarian turbot fishery
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is of the most heavily affected species by Bycatch. First large-scale use of pingers was made during standard turbot fishing operations in Bulgarian waters of Black Sea in 2019. Bycatch rates in active and control nets have not shown significant difference.
Popov D, Meshkova G, Hristova P, Gradev G, Rusev D, Panayotova M, Dimitrov H (2020). Pingers as cetacean bycatch mitigation measure in Bulgarian turbot fishery. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, Suppl. 15.
