Estimation of seabird bycatch for North Pacific longline vessels using design- and model-based methods

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1878-1889

  Miller, Timothy J ^a,b   Skalski, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; ESTIMATION METHOD; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MODELING; FISHING VESSEL; MORTALITY; SAMPLING; SEABIRD;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

PHOEBASTRIA NIGRIPES;

EID: 33749262466     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-075     Document Type: Article

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