A simulation study of impacts of at-sea discarding and bycatch on the estimation of biological reference points F0.1 and Fmax

Fisheries Research

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 14-22

  Chen, Yong ^a   Xu, Liuxiong ^b   Chen, Xinjun ^b   Dai, Xiaojie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b SHANGHAI OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

At sea discarding; Bycatch; F0.1; Fmax; Yield per recruit

Indexed keywords

EOPSETTA JORDANI; PLEURONECTIFORMES;

EID: 34147188424     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.11.033     Document Type: Article

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