Effects of entrance design on catch efficiency of arabesque greenling traps: A field experiment in Matsumae, Hokkaido

Fisheries Science

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1147-1152

  Li, Yong ^a   Yamamoto, Katsutaro ^a   Hiraishi, Tomonori ^a   Nashimoto, Katsuaki ^b   Yoshino, Hiroyuki ^c  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nippon Data Service Co Ltd   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catch efficiency; Fish traps; Funnel length; Inclination angle; Trap entrance; Trap fishery

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845581979     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2006.01271.x     Document Type: Article

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