Trawling experiment in a circular water tank to assess the effects of towing speed, light intensity, and mesh shape on active escape of undersized fish

Fisheries Science

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 557-564

  Gabr, Mohamed ^a   Fujimori, Yasuzumi ^a   Shimizu, Susumu ^a   Miura, Teisuke ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Active escape behavior; Diamond mesh panel; Japanese dace; Light intensity; Simulated trawling; Square mesh panel; Towing speed

Indexed keywords

TRIBOLODON HAKONENSIS;

EID: 34250167261     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2007.01368.x     Document Type: Article

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