Intra-fleet variability in the size selectivity of a square-mesh trawl codend for school prawns (Metapenaeus macleayi)

Fisheries Research

Volumn 86, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 92-98

  Macbeth, William G ^a,b   Millar, Russell B ^c   Broadhurst, Matt K ^a   Hewitt, Charles W ^d   Wooden, Michael E L ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d SeaNet Programme   (Australia)

Author keywords

Covered codend; Generalised linear mixed effects model; Penaeid; Prawn; Size selectivity; Square mesh; Trawl

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); METAPENAEUS MACLEAYI; PENAEIDAE;

EID: 34547760752     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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