The by-catch of sharks in the western Mediterranean (Balearic Islands) trawl fishery

Fisheries Research

Volumn 61, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 7-18

  Carbonell, A ^a   Alemany, F ^a   Merella, P ^b   Quetglas, A ^a   Roman E ^c  

^a INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

Author keywords

By catch; Indicator species; Sharks; Trawl fishery; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CATCH COMPOSITION; FISHERY DISCARD; SHARK; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRAWLING;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

CHONDRICHTHYES; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ETMOPTERUS SPINAX; FARFANTEPENAEUS AZTECUS; GALEUS MELASTOMUS; MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; MULLUS BARBATUS; MULLUS SURMULETUS; REXEA SOLANDRI; SCYLIORHINUS CANICULA; SQUALUS ACANTHIAS;

EID: 0037367843     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(02)00242-4     Document Type: Article

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