Seabird mortality associated with Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) longliners in Falkland Islands waters

Emu

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 317-325

  Reid, T A ^a   Sullivan, B J ^a   Pompert, J ^b   Enticott, J W ^c   Black, A D ^a,b  

^a FALKLANDS CONSERVATION   (Falkland Islands (Malvinas))

^b Falkland Isl Govt Fish Department   (Falkland Islands (Malvinas))

^c Consolidated Fisheries Limited ^*  (Falkland Islands (Malvinas))

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; LONGLINING; MORTALITY; SEABIRD;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; DIOMEDEA MELANOPHRIS; DISSOSTICHUS ELEGINOIDES;

EID: 13444269418     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU03002     Document Type: Article

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