Semi-pelagic longline and trammel net elasmobranch catches in southern Portugal: Catch composition, catch rates and discards

Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science

Volumn 35, Issue , 2005, Pages 531-537

  Coelho, Rui ^a   Erzini, Karim ^a   Bentes, Luís ^a   Correia, Carla ^a   Lino, Pedro G ^a   Monteiro, Pedro ^a   Ribeiro, Joaquim ^a   Gonçalves, Jorge M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Catch composition; Catch rate; Discard; Longline; Portugal; Trammel net

Indexed keywords

CATCH COMPOSITION; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; FISHERY DISCARD; LENGTH-FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; LONGLINING;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ELASMOBRANCHII; ETMOPTERUS PUSILLUS; GALEUS MELASTOMUS; RAJA UNDULATA; SCYLIORHINUS CANICULA;

EID: 24744470471     PISSN: 02506408     EISSN: 18131859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2960/J.v35.m482     Document Type: Article

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