Recent work to improve the efficacy of square-mesh panels used in a North Sea Nephrops norvegicus directed fishery

Fisheries Research

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 321-327

  Revill, A S ^a   Catchpole, T L ^a   Dunlin, G ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Seafish House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discards; Farn deeps; Fishery; Nephrops; North sea; Selectivity; Square mesh panel

Indexed keywords

GADIFORMES; MELANOGRAMMUS; NEPHROPS; NEPHROPS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 34249025825     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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