Environmental, spatial, temporal and operational effects on swordfish (Xiphias gladius) catch rates of eastern Mediterranean Sea longline fisheries

Fisheries Research

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 233-246

  Damalas, Dimitrios ^a   Megalofonou, Persefoni ^a   Apostolopoulou, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; CPUE; Generalized additive models; Longline; Lunar index; SST; Swordfish

Indexed keywords

XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 33847012595     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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