Results of a short study on by-catches and discards in pelagic fisheries in Scotland (UK)

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 327-334

  Pierce, Graham J ^a   Dyson, Jamie ^a   Kelly, Eoghan ^a   Eggleton, Jacqueline D ^a   Whomersley, Paul ^a   Young, Iain A G ^a   Santos, M Begoña ^a   Wang, Jianjun ^a   Spencer, Nicola J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

By catch; Fish discards; Marine mammals

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CATCH COMPOSITION; FISHERY DISCARD; FISHERY STATISTICS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ARGENTINA (FISH); ARGENTINA SILUS; ARGENTINIDAE; CEPHALOPODA; CETACEA; CLUPEA HARENGUS; MAMMALIA; MERLANGIUS MERLANGUS; MICROMESISTIUS POUTASSOU; MORUS BASSANUS; SCOMBER SCOMBRUS; SULIDAE;

EID: 0036952171     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0990-7440(02)01191-9     Document Type: Article

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