Are porpoises accustomed to pingers?
While the effects of pingers in reducing cetacean by-catches in nets is considerable, figures indicate that the results are not as good as researchers had expected, as by-catch reduction is…
Pinger trials planned for winter season
There’s a growing urgency to gather information about the effectiveness of pingers during Norway’s winter fishing season off the west coast, and there has been an ongoing discussion with the…
Pinger subsidy for Swedish fishermen
With regulations expected to be introduced in 2022 for pingers to be fitted to static fishing gears in some Baltic waters, a requirement will apply to Swedish fishermen operating off…
Pingers need better evaluation
The Norwegian Fishermen's Association remains critical of the authorities' continued requirement for acoustic pingers in winter net fishery for cod in the Vestfjord region. ‘We believe that more data collection…
