Selectivity experiments in the NE Mediterranean: The effect of trawl codend mesh size on species diversity and discards

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 774-786

  Stergiou, K I ^a   Politou, C Y ^b   Christou, E D ^b   Petrakis, G ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aegean sea; Discards; Mediterranean; Selectivity; Species diversity; Trawl codend

Indexed keywords

DISCARDS; GEAR SELECTIVITY; MESH SIZE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

MEDITERRANEA SEA;

EID: 0031251769     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1997.0231     Document Type: Article

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