Rates of retained and discarded catches from demersal fish trawling off the north-eastern United States

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 185-199

  Kennelly, S J ^a,b   Drew, S C ^a   Delano Gagnon, C D ^a  

^a Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences   (United States)

^b NSW Fisheries Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEA; MOLLUSCA;

BOTTOM TRAWLING; CATCH RATE; CATCH STATISTICS; DEMERSAL FISHERIES; FISHERY DISCARD; RETAINED/DISCARDED CATCH RATES; TRAWLING;

USA, ATLANTIC COAST;

EID: 0030618579     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF96099     Document Type: Article

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