Using composite square-mesh panels and the Nordmøre-grid to reduce bycatch in the Shark Bay prawn-trawl fishery, Western Australia

Fisheries Research

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 349-365

  Broadhurst, Matt K ^a,b   Kangas, Mervi I ^c   Damiano, Cristiana ^d   Bickford, Scott A ^c   Kennelly, Steven J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b NSW Fisheries   (Australia)

^c WESTERN AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES AND MARINE RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Australia)

^d Projeto Tamar   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bycatch reduction; Prawn trawl; Square mesh panels; Trawl selectivity

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; FISHING GEAR; PRAWN FISHERY; TRAWLING;

AUSTRALIA;

CHONDRICHTHYES; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MELICERTUS LATISULCATUS; METAPENAEUS BENNETTAE; PENAEUS;

EID: 0037202536     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(01)00390-3     Document Type: Article

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