Catches in 'ghost fishing' set nets

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 145, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 11-16

  Kaiser, M J ^a   Bullimore, B ^b   Newman, P ^b   Lock, K ^b   Gilbert, S ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Terrestrial Science Group at the Headquarters   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Ghost fishing'; Catch rate; Crustaceans; Fishes; Set net

Indexed keywords

CATCH RATE; CATCH RATES; ENTANGLING NETS; FISHING NET; GHOST FISHING; GILL NET; GILLNETS; TRAMMEL NET;

UK, WALES;

CANCER PAGURUS; DECAPODA; MAJA SQUINADO; SCYLIORHINUS CANICULA;

EID: 0030302182     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps145011     Document Type: Article

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