Nylon barium sulphate gillnet reduces porpoise and seabird mortality

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 240-243

  Trippel, Edward A ^a   Holy, Norman L ^b   Palka, Debra L ^c   Shepherd, Travis D ^d   Melvin, Gary D ^a   Terhune, John M ^d  

^a ST ANDREWS BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^b Atlantic Gillnet Supply   (United States)

^c NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 0037231596     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2003.tb01106.x     Document Type: Letter

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