The effects of solar radiation upon breaking strength and elongation of fishing nets

Fisheries Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 115-119

  Al Oufi, H ^a   McLean, E ^b   Kumar, A S ^a   Claereboudt, M ^a   Al Habsi, M ^c  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Min of Agriculture and Fisheries   (Oman)

Author keywords

Breaking strength; Fishing twines; Oman fisheries; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

FISHING GEAR; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PHOTODEGRADATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0842288952     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(03)00103-6     Document Type: Article

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