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Alicia Said

University of Heriot- Watt Għammieri, Ingiered Road, Marsa, MRS 3303, Malta

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  • Research Article   
    Interactions between Cetaceans and Small-Scale Fisheries around the Central Mediterranean Maltese Islands
    Author(s): Matthew Laspina*, Kimberly Terribile and Alicia Said

    Cetacean depredation poses threats to both the socioeconomic viability of fisheries as well as species conservation. This study is based in the Maltese Islands where the fishing sector has always been one of a smallscale nature with 93% of the vessels being less than 12 meters in length. Maltese fishers engage in small-scale fishing utilizing a variety of artisanal fishing gear including surface long lines, which are mainly used to target swordfish and tuna and bottom-long lines; trammel nets and entangling nets which are used to target groupers, various species of bream, red snappers and red porgies; and pots and traps which are generally used to captured octopus and bogue. This study, which aimed to analyze fishers’ perception with respect to interaction occurrence between small-scale fisheries and cetaceans in Maltese waters, found .. View More»

    DOI: 10.36648/1307-234X.22.16.104

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