Development and testing of a species-selective flatfish ottertrawl to reduce cod bycatches

Fisheries Research

Volumn 78, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 298-308

  Madsen, N ^a   Tschernij, V ^b   Hansen, K ^a   Larsson, P O ^c  

^a Nordsocentret   (Denmark)

^b Iconex Ltd   (Finland)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baltic sea; Bycatch; Cod; Flounder; Plaice; Selectivity; Skagerrak; Trawl

Indexed keywords

FLATFISH; GADOID FISHERY; TRAWL NET;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH SEA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SKAGERRAK;

PLEURONECTES PLATESSA; PLEURONECTIFORMES; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 33646010952     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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