Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena L.) by-catch in set gillnets in the Celtic Sea

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 896-904

  Tregenza, N J C ^a   Berrow, S D ^b   Hammond, P S ^c   Leaper, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d Institute of Offshore Engineering   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

By catch; Celtic Sea; Gillnet; Harbour porpoise; Impact; North Atlantic; Observer; Phocoena; Population

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CETACEAN; GILLNETS;

CELTIC SEA;

PHOCOENA PHOCOENA;

EID: 0031251810     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1996.0212     Document Type: Article

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