The impact of the hake Merluccius spp. longline fishery off South Africa on procellariiform seabirds

Biological Conservation

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 227-234

  Barnes, Keith N ^a   Ryan, Peter G ^a   Boix Hinzen, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Longline fishing; Procellaria; Seabirds; White chinned petrels

Indexed keywords

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; DAPTION CAPENSE; MERLUCCIUS; PROCELLARIA; PROCELLARIA AEQUINOCTIALIS; PROCELLARIIFORMES; PUFFINUS GRAVIS; REXEA SOLANDRI;

EID: 0030859371     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00020-7     Document Type: Article

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