Spatial distribution of fishing effort in relation to seafloor habitats in the Kattegat, a GIS analysis

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 421-440

  Nilsson, Per ^a   Ziegler, Friederike ^b  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SIK THE SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Effort; EUNIS; Fishing, MarLIN; GIS; Habitat; Intensity; Seabed; Seafloor impact; Spatial distribution; Trawling

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FISHING; FISHING EFFORT; FISHING GEAR; GIS; HABITAT RESTORATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MAPPING METHOD; SEAFLOOR; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOWING; TRAWLING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; KATTEGAT; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34547226505     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.792     Document Type: Article

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