Assessment on the effectiveness of vessel-approach regulations to protect cetaceans in Australia: A review on behavioral impacts with case study on the threatened Burrunan dolphin (Tursiops australis)

Helena Puszka; Jeff Shimeta; Kate Robb

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0243353

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Assessment on the effectiveness of vessel-approach regulations to protect cetaceans in Australia: A review on behavioral impacts with case study on the threatened Burrunan dolphin (Tursiops australis)

Helena Puszka,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Marine Mammal Foundation, Hampton East, Victoria, Australia, Centre for Environmental Sustainability & Remediation, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7448-6141

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Jeff Shimeta,

Roles Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Environmental Sustainability & Remediation, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Kate Robb

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: kate@marinemammal.org.au

Affiliation Marine Mammal Foundation, Hampton East, Victoria, Australia
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Assessment on the effectiveness of vessel-approach regulations to protect cetaceans in Australia: A review on behavioral impacts with case study on the threatened Burrunan dolphin (Tursiops australis)

Helena Puszka,
Jeff Shimeta,
Kate Robb

Published: January 19, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243353

About the Authors

Helena Puszka

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Marine Mammal Foundation, Hampton East, Victoria, Australia, Centre for Environmental Sustainability & Remediation, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7448-6141

Jeff Shimeta

Roles Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Centre for Environmental Sustainability & Remediation, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Kate Robb

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: kate@marinemammal.org.au

Affiliation Marine Mammal Foundation, Hampton East, Victoria, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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