By-catch begone: Changes in the philosophy of fishing technology

Fish and Fisheries

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 340-355

  Kennelly, Steven J ^a   Broadhurst, Matt K ^a  

^a NSW Fisheries   (Australia)

Author keywords

By catch reduction; Discards; Ecosystems; Fishing technology; Over expoitation

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING GEAR; OVERFISHING; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

CORYPHAENIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MARTES; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.;

EID: 0036971024     PISSN: 14672960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-2979.2002.00090.x     Document Type: Article

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