Fishing power increases continue in Queensland's east coast trawl fishery, Australia

Fisheries Research

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 84-92

  O'Neill, Michael F ^a   Leigh, George M ^a  

^a Southern Fisheries Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fishing power; Linear mixed models; Otter trawling; Prawns; Scallops

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MELICERTUS PLEBEJUS; METAPENAEUS ENDEAVOURI; PECTINIDAE; PENAEUS MONODON;

EID: 34147144487     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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