Evaluation of a large-mesh panel to reduce the flatfish bycatch in the small-mesh bottom trawls used in the New England silver hake fishery

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 20-32

  Milliken, Henry O ^a,b   DeAlteris, Joseph T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM TRAWLING; BYCATCH; FLATFISH FISHERY; GEAR SELECTIVITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

MERLUCCIUS; MERLUCCIUS BILINEARIS; PLEURONECTIFORMES; REXEA SOLANDRI;

EID: 1542578343     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M02-063     Document Type: Article

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