Use and success of composite square-mesh codends in reducing bycatch and in improving size-selectivity of prawns in Gulf St. Vincent, South Australia

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 434-448

  Broadhurst, Matt K ^a,b   Larsen, Roger B ^c   Kennelly, Steven J ^d   McShane, Paul E ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^d NSW Fisheries Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; GEAR SELECTIVITY; MESH SIZE; PRAWN FISHERY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALIA; INDIAN OCEAN;

DECAPODA; PENAEUS LATISULCATUS;

EID: 0032791348     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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