Reducing seabird bycatch in longline fisheries using a natural olfactory deterrent

Biological Conservation

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 406-415

  Pierre, Johanna P ^a   Norden, Wendy S ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Longline fishing; Mitigation; New Zealand; Olfaction; Seabirds

Indexed keywords

ANTIFEEDANT; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BYCATCH; LONGLINING; OLFACTION; SEABIRD;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; GALEORHINUS GALEUS; PROCELLARIA PARKINSONI; SARDINOPS NEOPILCHARDUS; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 33645402124     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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