Gillnets: Gear design, fishing performance and conservation challenges

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 12-19

  He, Pingguo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; FISHERIES; MARINE BIOLOGY;

FISHING; GILLNETS;

OCEANOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; FISHERIES; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT;

CATCH COMPOSITION; FISHING EFFORT; GEAR SELECTIVITY; GILLNET; HARVESTING; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AVES; CETACEA; CHONDRICHTHYES; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34247351659     PISSN: 00253324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4031/002533206787353187     Document Type: Article

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