Effects of square-mesh panels in codends and of haulback delay on bycatch reduction in the oceanic prawn-trawl fishery of New South Wales, Australia

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 412-422

  Broadhurst, Matt K ^a   Kennelly, Steven J ^a   O'Doherty, Gerard ^a  

^a NSW Fisheries Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CODEND DESIGN; HAULBACK DELAY; SHRIMP FISHERIES; TRAWL NETS;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES;

PENAEUS PLEBEJUS; SILLAGO FLINDERSI;

EID: 0029660120     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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