REVIEW OF METHODS USED TO REDUCE RISKS OF CETACEAN BYCATCH AND ENTANGLEMENTS N CMS Technical Series Publication No. 38 W E Published by the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Recommended Russell Leaper and Susannah Calderan (2018). Review of methods used to reduce risks of citation: cetacean bycatch and entanglements. UNEP/CMS Secretariat, Bonn, Germany. 76 pages. CMS Technical Series No. 38 Prepared by: UNEP/CMS Secretariat Editors: Aimée Leslie WWF & Leigh Henry WWF-US Authors: Russell Leaper1 Susannah Calderan2 1 University of Aberdeen, School of Biological Sciences, Tillydrone Ave, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ
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