The development and introduction of by-catch reducing technologies in three australian prawn-trawl fisheries

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 73-81

  Kennelly, Steven J ^a  

^a NSW Fisheries Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; FISHING VESSELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

BY-CATCH REDUCING TECHNOLOGIES; PRAWN-TRAWL FISHERIES;

FISHERIES;

BYCATCH; FISHERY DISCARD; FISHING GEAR; PRAWN FISHERY; TRAWLING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033384647     PISSN: 00253324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4031/MTSJ.33.2.11     Document Type: Article

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