Assessment of fish by-catch species from coastal artisanal shrimp beam trawl fisheries in Nigeria

Fisheries Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 125-132

  Ambrose, Eyo E ^a   Solarin, B B ^a   Isebor, C E ^a   Williams, A B ^a  

^a Victoria Isl Lagos P M B   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Artisanal; By catch; Coastal; Fisheries; Nigeria; Shrimp trawl

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CATCH COMPOSITION; SHRIMP FISHERY; TRAWLING;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; LAGOS [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

AMNICOLA; CALLINECTES; CHLOROSCOMBRUS; CYNOGLOSSUS; CYNOGLOSSUS SENEGALENSIS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ILISHA AFRICANA; MARTES; NEMATOPALAEMON; NEMATOPALAEMON HASTATUS; PENTANEMUS QUINQUARIUS;

EID: 10344236530     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2004.07.005     Document Type: Article

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