Interactions between small cetaceans and the purse-seine fishery in western Portuguese waters

Scientia Marina

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 405-412

  Wise, Laura ^a   Silva, Alexandra ^a   Ferreira, Marisa ^b   Silva, Mónica A ^c   Sequeira, Marina ^b  

^a Instituto Nacional de Investigacao Agraria e das Pescas   (Portugal)

^b Instituto da Conservacao da Natureza   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fishing activity; Interaction; Marine mammals; Purse seine

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CETACEAN; DOLPHIN; FISHERY; FISHING VESSEL; PREY AVAILABILITY; PURSE SEINING;

CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; DELPHINUS DELPHIS; MAMMALIA; PISCES;

EID: 34447535249     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2007.71n2405     Document Type: Article

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