An investigation of seasonal and annual catches and discards of the Dutch pelagic freezer-trawlers in Mauritania, Northwest Africa

Fisheries Research

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 184-191

  Ter Hofstede, Remment ^a   Dickey Collas, Mark ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Discards; Mackerel; Mauritania; Pelagic; Sardine; Sardinella; Super trawlers

Indexed keywords

CATCH COMPOSITION; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CLUPEOID; FISHERY DISCARD; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRAWLING;

AFRICA; MAURITANIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

SARDINA PILCHARDUS; SARDINELLA; SARDINELLA AURITA; SARDINELLA MADERENSIS; SCOMBER JAPONICUS; TRACHURUS TRECAE;

EID: 31344479380     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2005.08.012     Document Type: Article

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