Changes over time of the size structure in an exploited shelf fish community

Fisheries Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 229-239

  Haedrich, R L ^a   Barnes, S M ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

By catch; Community structure; Fishing impact; Groundfish; Newfoundland; North Atlantic; Size

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; FISH COMMUNITY; FISHERY COLLAPSE; GROUNDFISH FISHERIES; ICHTHYOFAUNA; OVERFISHING; SIZE STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC, NEWFOUNDLAND SHELF;

ICHTHYOFAUNA;

EID: 0030709329     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(97)00023-4     Document Type: Article

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