Review of mesh measurement methodologies

Fisheries Research

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 279-284

  Fonteyne, Ronald ^a   Buglioni, Gabriele ^b   Leonori, Iole ^b   O'Neill, Finbarr G ^c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ICES mesh gauge; Mesh gauge; Mesh measurement; Mesh opening; OMEGA gauge; Wedge gauge

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248654088     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2007.02.012     Document Type: Article

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