Initial tests of a flexible grate for size selection of trawl caught fish

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 57-60

  Rose, Craig S ^a  

^a NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cover net; Grate; Infrared illumination; Pollock; Selectivity; Trawl

Indexed keywords

FISHING VESSELS; REELS;

POLLOCKS; TRAWL-MOUNTED FLEXIBLE GRATES;

FISHERIES;

FISHING GEAR; GEAR SELECTIVITY; MESH SIZE; TRAWL NET;

THERAGRA CHALCOGRAMMA;

EID: 0033374891     PISSN: 00253324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4031/MTSJ.33.2.9     Document Type: Article

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