Incidental captures of sea turtles by swordfish and albacore longlines in the Ionian sea

Fisheries Science

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1010-1018

  Deflorio, Michele ^a   Aprea, Aida ^a   Corriero, Aldo ^a   Santamaria, Nicoletta ^a   De Metrio, Gregorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Incidental catches; Large pelagic longlines; Mediterranean Sea; Sea turtles

Indexed keywords

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES; THUNNUS ALALUNGA; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 27944495711     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2005.01058.x     Document Type: Article

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