Hierarchical approach to the assessment of fishing effects on non-target chondrichthyans: Case study of Squalus megalops in southeastern Australia

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2456-2466

  Braccini, J Matías ^a,b   Gillanders, Bronwyn M ^a   Walker, Terence I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE METHOD; GEAR SELECTIVITY; GILLNET; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; NONTARGET ORGANISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAWLING;

CARNIVORA; SQUALUS; SQUALUS ACANTHIAS; SQUALUS MEGALOPS;

EID: 33846121365     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-141     Document Type: Article

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