Discards from deep-water bottom trawling in the Eastern-Central Mediterranean Sea and effects of mesh size changes

Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science

Volumn 31, Issue , 2003, Pages 245-261

  D'Onghia, G ^a   Carlucci, R ^a   Maiorano, P ^a   Panza, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catch; Discards; Mediterranean Sea; Mesh size selectivity

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM TRAWLING; DEEP-SEA FISHERY; FISHERY DISCARD; MESH SIZE;

IONIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANTENNATUS; ARISTAEOMORPHA FOLIACEA; ARISTEIDAE; ARISTEUS; ARISTEUS ANTENNATUS; DECAPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FARFANTEPENAEUS AZTECUS;

EID: 1542320931     PISSN: 02506408     EISSN: 18131859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2960/J.v31.a19     Document Type: Article

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