The role of drifting objects in pelagic fisheries in the Southeastern Caribbean

Fisheries Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-58

  Gomes, C ^a   Mahon, R ^b   Hunte, W ^a,c   Singh Renton, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b Fisheries and Environmental Consulting   (Barbados)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Barbados)

^d Pelagic/Reef Fishes Res Assess U   (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

Author keywords

Drifting objects; Pelagic fisheries; Southeastern Caribbean

Indexed keywords

DRIFTING OBJECT; PELAGIC FISHERY;

CARIBBEAN;

LUCIA; MARTES;

EID: 0031833464     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(97)00079-9     Document Type: Article

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