Long- and short-term consequences of a Nephrops trawl fishery on the benthos and environment of the Irish Sea

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1315-1320

  Ball, B J ^a   Fox, G ^a   Munday, B W ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Benthos; Demersal trawling; Fishing intensity; Impact; Nephrops

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BENTHOS; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FISHING INDUSTRY; TRAWLING;

IRISH SEA;

NEPHROPS;

EID: 0034492077     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2000.0924     Document Type: Conference Paper

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