Size-selectivity of lobster pots with escape-gaps: Application of the SELECT method to the southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) fishery in Victoria, Australia

Fisheries Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 289-305

  Treble, Rodney J ^a   Millar, Russell B ^b   Walker, Terence I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Marine/Freshwater Resources Inst   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catchability; Escape gap; Fishing power; Jasus edwardsii; Lobster; SELECT model; Size selectivity

Indexed keywords

FISHING GEAR; GEAR SELECTIVITY; LOBSTER FISHERY; LOBSTER POT; SOUTHERN ROCK LOBSTER;

AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA;

DECAPODA; JASUS EDWARDSII;

EID: 0031804882     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(97)00072-6     Document Type: Article

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