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NatureScot Research Report 1268 - Scottish Entanglement Alliance (SEA) - understanding the scale and impacts of marine animal entanglement in the Scottish creel fishery

16 Dec, 2021

Entanglements have been observed in every ocean basin, and appear to be increasing in many regions, including in Scottish waters. For coastal species, particularly larger species such as humpback whales able to pick up and carry fishing gear, entanglements of live whales are very visible from the coast and draw public and media attention, but many more cases go unreported.

Commissioned/Research report | fish, whales