The AusTED II, an improved trawl efficiency device 2. Commercial performance

Fisheries Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-41

  Robins, J B ^a   McGilvray, J G ^a  

^a Southern Fisheries Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

AusTED II; Bycatch reduction device; Fish exclusion; Prawn trawling; Turtle excluder device

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; TRAWL NET;

EID: 0033046799     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(98)00222-7     Document Type: Article

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