Latin America Argentinian Bycatch = several Interview of 1992-1995 Mod Shrimp trawls annual mortality rates = 70–200 (Crespo et al., national fishing small cetaceans, fishers, showed the highest dusky dolphins (70% females) and 1997; Dans et fleet such as dusky, records and dolphin bycatch per 25–170 Commerson's dolphins al., 2003b). Atlantic Commerson's, and observers unit effort Most 208 vessels In 1994 shrimp trawl vessels See text for Ocean, common dolphins bycatch ocurred at (75% trawlers; captured: Dusky dolphins = 0.148 Latin America Southern night 16% jiggins; 9% CPUE and annual catch of 54.2 for more info. South longliners) Net mouth of 20 m individs; Commerson’s dolphins = America, high and 40 m wide 0.0302 CPUE and an annual catch includes Eastern South (shrimp boats) of 11.1 individs factory Pacific) trawls for Patagonia Argentine red shrimp (forbidden in 1994)
Latin America Atlantic Ocean, Southern South America, Eastern South Pacific) Patagonia Argentinian national fishing fleet 208 vessels (75% trawlers; 16% jiggins; 9% longliners) includes factory trawls for Argentine red shrimp (forbidden in 1994) Bycatch = several small cetaceans, such as dusky, Commerson's, and common dolphins Interview of fishers, records and observers 1992-1995 Mod Shrimp trawls showed the highest dolphin bycatch per unit effort Most bycatch ocurred at night Net mouth of 20 m high and 40 m wide (shrimp boats) annual mortality rates = 70–200 dusky dolphins (70% females) and 25–170 Commerson's dolphins In 1994 shrimp trawl vessels captured: Dusky dolphins = 0.148 CPUE and annual catch of 54.2 individs; Commerson’s dolphins = 0.0302 CPUE and an annual catch of 11.1 individs (Crespo et al., 1997; Dans et al., 2003b). See text for Latin America for more info.