Trawling and by-catch: Implications on marine ecosystem

Current Science

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 922-931

  Biju Kumar, A ^a   Deepthi, G R ^a  

^a NSS College   (India)

Author keywords

By catch; Discards; Fisheries; Marine ecosystem; Trawling

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33646121738     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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