Depredation of catch by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Florida king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) troll fishery

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 343-349

  Zollett, Erika A ^a,b   Read, Andrew J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOLPHIN; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING; PREDATOR CONTROL;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA KEYS; FORT PIERCE; ISLAMORADA; LAKE WORTH; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

SCOMBEROMORUS CAVALLA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 33745475220     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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