Impacts of fisheries on seabird communities

Scientia Marina

Volumn 67, Issue SUPPLEMENT 2, 2003, Pages 33-45

  Furness, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Discards; Ecosystem; Fisheries management; Industrial fisheries; Predator prey; Sandeel

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FISHERY; LONGLINING; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SEABIRD;

BARENTS SEA; NORTH SEA; NORWEGIAN SEA; PERU;

CICONIIFORMES;

EID: 0141746146     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2003.67s233     Document Type: Article

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