期刊
MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE
卷 32, 期 2, 页码 619-642出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/mms.12292
关键词
whale; fisheries; rope; thrust; line; drag coefficient; energetics
资金
- Herrington-Fitch Family Foundation
- M.S. Worthington Foundation
- Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region [CINAR] [NA14OAR4320158]
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- MIT
Lethal and sublethal fishing gear entanglement is pervasive in North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis). Entanglement can lead to direct injury and is likely to incur substantial energetic costs. This study (1) evaluates drag characteristics of entangled right whales, (2) contextualizes gear drag measurements for individual whales, and (3) quantifies the benefits of partial disentanglement. A load cell measured drag forces on 15 sets of fishing gear removed from entangled right whales, a towed satellite telemetry buoy, and 200 m of polypropylene line as it was shortened to 25 m, as they were towed behind a vessel at similar to 0.77, 1.3, and 2.1 m/s (similar to 1.5, 2.5, and 4 knots) and similar to 0, 3, and 6 m depth. Mean drag ranges from 8.5 N to 315 N, and can be predicted from the dry weight or length of the gear. Combining gear drag measurements with theoretical estimates of drag on whales' bodies suggests that on average, entanglement increases drag and propulsive power by 1.47 fold. Reducing trailing line length by 75% can reduce parasitic gear drag by 85%, reinforcing current disentanglement response practices. These drag measurements can be incorporated into disentanglement response, serious injury determination, and evaluation of sublethal effects on population dynamics.
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