Comparison of demersal fish assemblages in three areas of the Strait of Sicily under different trawling pressure

Fisheries Research

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 60-71

  Gristina, M ^a   Bahri, T ^b   Fiorentino, F ^a   Garofalo, G ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b FAO MedSudMed   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fish community structure; Strait of Sicily; Trawl fishing impact

Indexed keywords

DEMERSAL FISH; EXPLOITATION; TRAWLING;

STRAIT OF SICILY;

EID: 33747156619     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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