Wounding and reflex impairment may be predictors for mortality in discarded or escaped fish

Fisheries Research

Volumn 82, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 1-6

  Davis, M W ^a   Ottmar, M L ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Delayed mortality; Fish condition; Fluorescein; Survival; Wounding

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLATFISH; FLUORESCENCE; MORTALITY; WOUNDING;

ANOPLOPOMA FIMBRIA; HIPPOGLOSSUS STENOLEPIS; PARAPLAGUSIA BILINEATA; PLEURONECTIFORMES; THERAGRA CHALCOGRAMMA;

EID: 33750403582     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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