Quantifying the effects of bycatch reduction devices in Queensland's (Australia) shallow water eastern king prawn (Penaeus plebejus) trawl fishery

Fisheries Research

Volumn 80, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 136-147

  Courtney, A J ^a   Tonks, M L ^b   Campbell, M J ^a   Roy, D P ^a   Gaddes, S W ^a   Kyne, P M ^c   O'Neill, M F ^a  

^a Southern Fisheries Centre   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Bycatch reduction devices (BRDs); Penaeus plebejus; Radial escape section; Sillago robusta; Turtle excluder devices (TEDs)

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CRUSTACEAN; FISH; SHALLOW WATER; TRAWLING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

CALLIONYMIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); KATHETOSTOMA GIGANTEUM; MELICERTUS PLEBEJUS; MERLANGIUS MERLANGUS; PLEURONECTOIDEI; PORTUNIDAE; PRIACANTHUS HAMRUR; RHINESOMUS REPUBLICAE; SILLAGO ROBUSTA; SQUAMATA; SYNODUS; TESTUDINES; TRACHURUS NOVAEZELANDIAE; TRIGLIDAE;

EID: 33748896216     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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