Estimating gill-net selectivity for Labeo umbratus (Pisces: Cyprinidae), and an evaluation of using fyke-nets as a non-destructive sampling gear in small reservoirs

Fisheries Research

Volumn 79, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 202-209

  Booth, Anthony J ^a   Potts, Warren M ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fyke nets; Gill nets; Labeo umbratus; Length structured model; Sechin's model; SELECT

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; FISH; GILLNET; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; LABEO UMBRATUS; PISCES;

EID: 33646791867     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.02.015     Document Type: Article

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