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PINGERS: Warning cetaceans away from the nets. Prepared for the Cetacean Bycatch Resource Center in May 2004 by Margot Stiles.

Aitken, A; Peddemors, VM; Allen, B. 2000. Fish reactions to pingers -- can fishers afford to deploy pingers? 10th Southern African Marine Science Symposium (SAMSS 2000): Land, Sea and People in the New Millennium -- Abstracts. p. 1.

Avila, R. 1996. Unofficial pinger experiment shows promise. In Castro, K; Corey, T; DeAlteris, J; Gagnon, C (editors). Proceedings Of The East Coast Bycatch Conference., Rhode Island Sea Grant RIU-W-95-001 Dec 1996, pp. 129-130.

Barlow, J. and G.A. Cameron. 2003. Field experiments show that acoustic pingers reduce marine mammal bycatch in the California drift gill net fishery. Marine Mammal Science 19(2): 265-283.

Bordino, P; Kraus, S; Albareda, D; Fazio, A; Palmerio, A; Mendez, M and S. Botta. 2002. Reducing incidental mortality of franciscana dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei with acoustic warning devices attached to fishing nets. Marine Mammal Science 18(4):833-842.

Carlstrom, J. 2003. Bycatch, conservation and echolocation of harbour porpoises. Ph.D. thesis, Department of Zoology, Stockholm University. Stockholm, Sweden.

Carlstrom, J; Berggren, P; Dinnetz, F; Boerjesson, P. 2002. A field experiment using acoustic alarms (pingers) to reduce harbour porpoise by-catch in bottom-set gillnets. ICES Journal of Marine Science 59(4):816-824.

Chambers, S. Jan. 2001. Avoiding Mammals with Pingers. Pacific Fishing 22(1):24-26.

Cox, T.M., A.J. Read, D. Swanner, K. Urian, D. Waples. 2003. Behavioral responses of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, to gillnets and acoustic alarms. Biological Conservation 115:203-212. http://www.mmc.gov/articles/pdf/cox2003.pdf

Culik, BM; Koschinski, S; Tregenza, N; Ellis, GM. 2001. Reactions of harbor porpoises Phocoena phocoena and herring Clupea harengus to acoustic alarms. Marine Ecology Progress Series 211:255-260.

DeAlteris, J; Williams, E; Castro, K. 1996. Results of an experiment using acoustic devices to reduce the incidental take of marine mammals in the swordfish drift gill net fishery in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. In Castro, K; Corey, T; DeAlteris, J; Gagnon, C (editors). Proceedings Of The East Coast Bycatch Conference., Rhode Island Sea Grant RIU-W-95-001 Dec 1996, pp. 131-140.

Dudley, S.F.J., G. Cliff, V.M.Peddemors and S.P. Winter. 1998. Overview of current research at the Natal Sharks Board, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. African Fishes and Fisheries Diversity and Utilisation, Book of Abstracts p. 274.

Evans, W.E.; Awbrey, F.T.; Gurevich, V.S. 1977. Comparative responses of captive common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) to visual and acoustical stimuli. In Reed, J.C.; Sater, J.E. (editors) Proceedings (abstracts) of the Second Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, California, 12-15 December 1977.

Gearin, P.J., M.E. Gosho, J.L. Leake, L. Cooke, R.L. DeLong and K.M. Hughes. 2000. Experimental testing of acoustic alarms (pingers) to reduce bycatch of harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, in the state of Washington. The Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 2(1):1-9.

Johnston, D.W. 2002. The effect of acoustic harassment devices on harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Bay of Fundy, Canada. Biological Conservation 108:113-118.

Kastelein, R.A., D. De Haan, N. Vaughan, C. Staal, and N.M. Schooneman. 2001. The influence of three acoustic alarms on the behavior of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in a floating pen. Marine Environmental Research 52(4):351-371.

Kastelein RA, W.W.Au, and D. de Haan. 2000. Detection distances of bottom-set gillnets by harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Marine Environmental Research 49(4):359-75.

Kraus, S.D., Read, A., Anderson, E., Baldwin, K., Solow, A., Spradlin, T. and J. Williamson. 1997. Acoustic alarms reduce porpoise mortality. Nature 388: 525.

Kraus, S. 1999. The once and future ping: Challenges for the use of acoustic deterrents in fisheries. Marine Technology Society Journal 33(2):90-93.

Laake, J., D.Rugh and L. Baraff. 1998. Observations of harbor porpoise in the vicinity of acoustic alarms on a set gill net. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-AFSC-84, 40pp. Available from the National Marine Mammal Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115, USA.

MacKinnon, B. 1996. Heading off net bans in sink gill net fishery. In Castro, K; Corey, T; DeAlteris, J; Gagnon, C (editors). Proceedings Of The East Coast Bycatch Conference. Rhode Island Sea Grant RIU-W-95-001 pp. 113-114.

Peddemors, V. 2000. Pingers: A dolphin conservation tool for the next millennium? 10th Southern African Marine Science Symposium (SAMSS 2000): Land, Sea and People in the New Millennium - Abstracts. p. 1.

Silber, G.K. 1991. Acoustic signals of the vaquita (Phocoena sinus). Aquatic mammals 17(3):130-133.

Stone, G., S. Kraus, A. Hutt, S. Martin, A. Yoshinaga, and L. Joy. 1997. Reducing By-catch: Can acoustic pingers keep Hector's dolphins out of fishing nets? Marine Technology Society Journal 31(2):3-7.

Watkins, WA; Schevill, WE. 1975. Sperm whales (Physeter catodon) react to pingers. Deep Sea Research Oceanographic Abstracts 22(3):123-129.




		Pingers: Effectiveness \| Mechanism \| Concerns \| Resources Resources Find pinger papers in the VIRTUAL LIBRARY Learn more about GILLNETS PINGERS: Warning cetaceans away from the nets. Prepared for the Cetacean Bycatch Resource Center in May 2004 by Margot Stiles. Aitken, A; Peddemors, VM; Allen, B. 2000. Fish reactions to pingers -- can fishers afford to deploy pingers? 10th Southern African Marine Science Symposium (SAMSS 2000): Land, Sea and People in the New Millennium -- Abstracts. p. 1. Avila, R. 1996. Unofficial pinger experiment shows promise. In Castro, K; Corey, T; DeAlteris, J; Gagnon, C (editors). Proceedings Of The East Coast Bycatch Conference., Rhode Island Sea Grant RIU-W-95-001 Dec 1996, pp. 129-130. Barlow, J. and G.A. Cameron. 2003. Field experiments show that acoustic pingers reduce marine mammal bycatch in the California drift gill net fishery. Marine Mammal Science 19(2): 265-283. Bordino, P; Kraus, S; Albareda, D; Fazio, A; Palmerio, A; Mendez, M and S. Botta. 2002. Reducing incidental mortality of franciscana dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei with acoustic warning devices attached to fishing nets. Marine Mammal Science 18(4):833-842. Carlstrom, J. 2003. Bycatch, conservation and echolocation of harbour porpoises. Ph.D. thesis, Department of Zoology, Stockholm University. Stockholm, Sweden. Carlstrom, J; Berggren, P; Dinnetz, F; Boerjesson, P. 2002. A field experiment using acoustic alarms (pingers) to reduce harbour porpoise by-catch in bottom-set gillnets. ICES Journal of Marine Science 59(4):816-824. Chambers, S. Jan. 2001. Avoiding Mammals with Pingers. Pacific Fishing 22(1):24-26. Cox, T.M., A.J. Read, D. Swanner, K. Urian, D. Waples. 2003. Behavioral responses of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, to gillnets and acoustic alarms. Biological Conservation 115:203-212. http://www.mmc.gov/articles/pdf/cox2003.pdf Culik, BM; Koschinski, S; Tregenza, N; Ellis, GM. 2001. Reactions of harbor porpoises Phocoena phocoena and herring Clupea harengus to acoustic alarms. Marine Ecology Progress Series 211:255-260. DeAlteris, J; Williams, E; Castro, K. 1996. Results of an experiment using acoustic devices to reduce the incidental take of marine mammals in the swordfish drift gill net fishery in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. In Castro, K; Corey, T; DeAlteris, J; Gagnon, C (editors). Proceedings Of The East Coast Bycatch Conference., Rhode Island Sea Grant RIU-W-95-001 Dec 1996, pp. 131-140. Dudley, S.F.J., G. Cliff, V.M.Peddemors and S.P. Winter. 1998. Overview of current research at the Natal Sharks Board, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. African Fishes and Fisheries Diversity and Utilisation, Book of Abstracts p. 274. Evans, W.E.; Awbrey, F.T.; Gurevich, V.S. 1977. Comparative responses of captive common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) to visual and acoustical stimuli. In Reed, J.C.; Sater, J.E. (editors) Proceedings (abstracts) of the Second Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, California, 12-15 December 1977. Gearin, P.J., M.E. Gosho, J.L. Leake, L. Cooke, R.L. DeLong and K.M. Hughes. 2000. Experimental testing of acoustic alarms (pingers) to reduce bycatch of harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena, in the state of Washington. The Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 2(1):1-9. Johnston, D.W. 2002. The effect of acoustic harassment devices on harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Bay of Fundy, Canada. Biological Conservation 108:113-118. Kastelein, R.A., D. De Haan, N. Vaughan, C. Staal, and N.M. Schooneman. 2001. The influence of three acoustic alarms on the behavior of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in a floating pen. Marine Environmental Research 52(4):351-371. Kastelein RA, W.W.Au, and D. de Haan. 2000. Detection distances of bottom-set gillnets by harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Marine Environmental Research 49(4):359-75. Kraus, S.D., Read, A., Anderson, E., Baldwin, K., Solow, A., Spradlin, T. and J. Williamson. 1997. Acoustic alarms reduce porpoise mortality. Nature 388: 525. Kraus, S. 1999. The once and future ping: Challenges for the use of acoustic deterrents in fisheries. Marine Technology Society Journal 33(2):90-93. Laake, J., D.Rugh and L. Baraff. 1998. Observations of harbor porpoise in the vicinity of acoustic alarms on a set gill net. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-AFSC-84, 40pp. Available from the National Marine Mammal Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115, USA. MacKinnon, B. 1996. Heading off net bans in sink gill net fishery. In Castro, K; Corey, T; DeAlteris, J; Gagnon, C (editors). Proceedings Of The East Coast Bycatch Conference. Rhode Island Sea Grant RIU-W-95-001 pp. 113-114. Peddemors, V. 2000. Pingers: A dolphin conservation tool for the next millennium? 10th Southern African Marine Science Symposium (SAMSS 2000): Land, Sea and People in the New Millennium - Abstracts. p. 1. Silber, G.K. 1991. Acoustic signals of the vaquita (Phocoena sinus). Aquatic mammals 17(3):130-133. Stone, G., S. Kraus, A. Hutt, S. Martin, A. Yoshinaga, and L. Joy. 1997. Reducing By-catch: Can acoustic pingers keep Hector's dolphins out of fishing nets? Marine Technology Society Journal 31(2):3-7. Watkins, WA; Schevill, WE. 1975. Sperm whales (Physeter catodon) react to pingers. Deep Sea Research Oceanographic Abstracts 22(3):123-129.

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