Interaction of the static net fishery with loggerhead sea turtles in the Mediterranean: Insights from mark-recapture data

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 201-203

  Casale, Paolo ^a   Freggi, Daniela ^b   Basso, Roberto ^c   Argano, Roberto ^d  

^a Sea Turtle Rescue Centre WWF Italia ^*  (Italy)

^b Sea Turtle Rescue Centre WWF Italia   (Italy)

^c Museo Civico di Storia Naturale   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Mediterranean sea fishery interaction; Static nets

Indexed keywords

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 26444580237     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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