Cetaceans at risk Cetacean bycatch
1 cetaceans @ risk 1.1 atlantic humpback dolphins 1.2 baleen whales 1.3 burmeister’s porpoises 1.4 commerson’s dolphins 1.5 la plata dolphins 1.6 harbour porpoises 1.7 hector s , maui s dolphins 1.8 indo-pacific humpback , bottlenose dolphins 1.9 irrawaddy dolphins 1.10 spinner , fraser’s dolphins 1.11 yangtze river dolphins , finless porpoises 1.12 vaquita cetaceans @ risk bycatch recognized primary threat cetaceans. following cetaceans @ high risk entanglement in gillnets: atlantic humpback dolphins the atlantic humpback dolphin (sousa teuszii) endemic west africa. several stocks have been identified numbers ranging tens few hundred. abundance estimates lacking. gaps in species range , hence distribution evident. bycatch documented in few west african countries. surveys , evaluations need conducted determine presence/ absence of humpback dolphins in historical range. conservation measures need implemented save species. because many people live off sea, not feasible have complete gill...