Gillnet selectivity of small coastal sharks off the southeastern United States

Fisheries Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 405-414

  Carlson, John K ^a   Cortés, Enric ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fishery; Gillnet; Mesh size; Selectivity; Shark

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GEAR SELECTIVITY; GILLNET; MESH SIZE; SHARK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

CARCHARHINUS; CARCHARHINUS ACRONOTUS; CARCHARHINUS ISODON; CHONDRICHTHYES; ISODON; RHIZOPRIONODON; RHIZOPRIONODON TERRAENOVAE; SPHYRNA TIBURO;

EID: 0037316516     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(02)00135-2     Document Type: Article

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