The effect of smaller mesh sizes on catching larger fish with trawls

Fisheries Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 171-179

  Mous, P J ^a   Van Densen, W L T ^a   Machiels, M A M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alternate haul experiment; Generalized linear modeling; Trawl efficiency; Trawl selectivity; Trouser trawl experiment

Indexed keywords

GEAR SELECTIVITY; MESH SIZE; TRAWL NET;

GADUS MORHUA; HIPPOGLOSSOIDES PLATESSOIDES; OSMERUS EPERLANUS; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; PLEURONECTES PLATESSA;

EID: 0036134788     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(00)00304-0     Document Type: Article

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