Structure and biological characteristics of purse seine landings off the Lebanese coast (eastern Mediterranean)

Fisheries Research

Volumn 82, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 246-252

  Bariche, M ^a   Alwan, N ^a   El Fadel, M ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Biological characteristics; Lebanon; Nursery; Overfishing; Purse seine; Small pelagics

Indexed keywords

FISHING GEAR; JUVENILE; LIGHT; PELAGIC FISH; TRAP FISHING;

ASIA; EURASIA; LEBANON; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MIDDLE EAST;

ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; PISCES; SARDINA PILCHARDUS; SARDINELLA AURITA; SCOMBER JAPONICUS;

EID: 33750327883     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.05.018     Document Type: Article

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