Influences of type and orientation of bait on catches of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and other species in an artisanal sub-surface longline fishery off northeastern Brazil

Fisheries Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 169-179

  Broadhurst, Matt K ^a   Hazin, Fabio H V ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bait; Fish behaviour; Longlines; Selectivity; Swordfish; Xiphias gladius

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL FISHERY; BAIT; CATCH STATISTICS; LONGLINING; ORIENTATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL;

EID: 0034862113     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(00)00297-6     Document Type: Article

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