Shell strength in the cockle Cerastoderma edule L. under simulated fishing impacts

Fisheries Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 187-191

  Coffen Smout, S S ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fishing impacts; Gear design; Shell failure load; Shell strength

Indexed keywords

FISHERY DISCARD; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; INJURY; MORTALITY; SHELLFISH;

BIVALVIA; CERASTODERMA EDULE;

EID: 0031720963     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(98)00159-3     Document Type: Article

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