Selectivity of large mesh trawl codends in the Gulf of Maine. I. Comparison of square and diamond mesh

Fisheries Research

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-59

  He, Pingguo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom trawl; Codend selectivity; Diamond mesh; Flounder; Mesh size; Roundfish; Square mesh

Indexed keywords

FISH; FISHERY; MESH SIZE; TRAWL NET;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MAINE;

ACCIPITRIDAE; GADUS MORHUA; GLYPTOCEPHALUS CYNOGLOSSUS; HIPPOGLOSSOIDES PLATESSOIDES; LIMANDA FERRUGINEA; MELANOGRAMMUS AEGLEFINUS; PLEURONECTOIDEI; PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS;

EID: 33751505491     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.08.019     Document Type: Article

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