Sampling estuarine fish using multi-mesh gill nets: Effects of panel length and soak and setting times

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 331, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 226-239

  Rotherham, Douglas ^a   Gray, Charles A ^a   Broadhurst, Matt K ^b   Johnson, Daniel D ^a   Barnes, Lachlan M ^a   Jones, Martine V ^c  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Estuarine icthyofauna; Fishery independent survey; Length; Multi mesh gill net; Net; Soak time; Standardized sampling

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FISHERY; GILLNET; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVEY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33645849228     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.10.010     Document Type: Article

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