Evaluation of separator grates for reduction of bycatch in the silver hake (Merluccius bilinearis) otter trawl fishery off Nova Scotia, Canada

Fisheries Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 237-249

  Halliday, R G ^a   Cooper, C G ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bycatch reduction; Demersal fish; Separator grate; Size selection

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; FISHERY; METHODOLOGY;

CANADA;

ACTINOPTERYGII; CARNIVORA; MELANOGRAMMUS AEGLEFINUS; MERLUCCIUS BILINEARIS; POLLACHIUS VIRENS; REXEA SOLANDRI;

EID: 0344507091     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(98)00229-X     Document Type: Article

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