Size selectivity of diamond and square mesh cod ends for four by-catch species in the crustacean fishery off the portuguese south coast

Fisheries Research

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 79-97

  Campos, Aida ^a   Fonseca, Paulo ^a   Erzini, Karim ^b  

^a INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aristeus antennatus; Between haul variation; By catch; Cod end selectivity; L50; Merluccius merluccius; Mesh configuration; Mesh size; Micromesistius poutassou; SR; Trachurus trachurus

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; ESCAPEMENT; FISHING GEAR; MESH SIZE; SIZE SELECTION;

PORTUGAL;

ANTENNATUS; ARISTEUS ANTENNATUS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EQUUS CABALLUS; FARFANTEPENAEUS AZTECUS; GADUS MORHUA; MERLANGIUS MERLANGUS; MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; MICROMESISTIUS POUTASSOU; REXEA SOLANDRI; TRACHURUS TRACHURUS;

EID: 0037472725     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(02)00061-9     Document Type: Article

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