Acoustic harassment devices reduce seal interaction in the Baltic salmon-trap, net fishery

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1751-1758

  Fjälling, Arne ^a   Wahlberg, Magnus ^b   Westerberg, Håkan ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

conflict; damage; fishery; grey seals; mitigation; salmon

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT; CATCH COMPOSITION; FISHING GEAR; PINNIPED; SALMONID; TRAP FISHING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

HALICHOERUS GRYPUS;

EID: 33750609731     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icesjms.2006.06.015     Document Type: Article

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