A large-mesh salmon trap: A way of mitigating seal impact on a coastal fishery

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1194-1199

  Lunneryd, Sven Gunnar ^a   Fjälling, Arne ^a   Westerberg, Håkan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Conflict; Fishery; Grey seal; Mitigate; Predation; Salmon; Trap

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; PEST CONTROL; PEST DAMAGE; PINNIPED; SALMONID FISHERY; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; EURASIA; EUROPE; INDAL RIVER; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; PHOCIDAE; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0344287087     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-3139(03)00145-0     Document Type: Article

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