Escape panels to reduce by-catch in the New South Wales demersal trap fishery

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1179-1188

  Stewart, John ^a   Ferrell, Douglas J ^a  

^a NSW Fisheries   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; FISHING GEAR; MESH SIZE; MULTISPECIES FISHERY; SIZE SELECTION; TRAP FISHING;

AUSTRALIA;

CHRYSOPHRYS AURATUS; DENTEX; PAGRUS; PSEUDOCARANX DENTEX;

EID: 0037003371     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF02062     Document Type: Article

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