Characterisation of the discards generated by bottom trawling in the northwestern Mediterranean

Fisheries Research

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-80

  Sanchez P ^a   Demestre, M ^a   Martin P ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bottom trawl; Discards; Northwestern Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM TRAWLING; FISH; FISHERY DISCARD; INVERTEBRATE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; PISCES;

EID: 1042278677     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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