The equivalent resistance and power requirements of electric fishing electrodes

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-43

  Beaumont, William R C ^a   Lee, M J ^a   Peirson, G ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electric fishing; Electrode resistance; Electrofishing; Power requirements

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODE; ELECTROFISHING; FISHING GEAR;

EID: 13844280942     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2004.00417.x     Document Type: Article

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