Fishing gear effects and ecology of the sea whip (Halipteris willemoesi (Cnidaria: Octocorallia: Pennatulacea)) in British Columbia, Canada: Preliminary observations

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 523-533

  Troffe, Peter M ^a   Levings, Colin D ^a   Piercey, G E ^a   Keong, Victor ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beam trawling; British columbia; Sea whips; Sediment properties; Trapping

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FISHING GEAR; TRAWLING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALCYONARIA; CANCER MAGISTER; CARNIVORA; CLIO; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GORGONACEA; PANDALUS PLATYCEROS; PENNATULACEA;

EID: 25444504280     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.685     Document Type: Article

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