Effects of twine diameter and mesh size in the body of prawn trawls on bycatch in Gulf St. Vincent, Australia

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 463-473

  Broadhurst, Matt K ^a   McShane, Paul E ^b   Larsen, Roger B ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; MESH SIZE; PRAWN FISHERY; TRAWLING;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0033860789     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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