Avoidance of an approaching net by juvenile walleye pollock Theragra chalcogramma in the laboratory: The influence of light intensity

Fisheries Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 195-199

  Ryer, C H ^a   Olla, B L ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Fish behavior; Fishing gear; Gear selectivity; Illumination; Stress; Theragra chalcogramma; Walleye pollock

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; LIGHT INTENSITY; MESH SIZE;

EID: 0034111657     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(99)00113-7     Document Type: Article

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