Fishery by-catches of marine mammals in Galician waters: Results from on-board observations and an interview survey of fishermen

Biological Conservation

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-40

  Lopez A ^a,b   Pierce, G J ^c   Santos, M B ^c   Gracia, J ^a   Guerra, A ^a  

^a ECOBIOMAR Inst Invest M   (Spain)

^b CEMMA ^*  (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cetaceans; Delphinus delphis; Fishery by catch; Galicia (NW Spain); Phocoena phocoena; Tursiops truncates

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MONITORING;

SPAIN;

CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE; DELPHINUS; DELPHINUS DELPHIS; GLOBICEPHALA MELAS; MAMMALIA; PHOCOENA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 0037408640     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00244-6     Document Type: Article

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