Use of catenary geometry to estimate hook depth during near-surface pelagic longline fishing: Theory versus practice

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1148-1161

  Rice, Patrick H ^a   Goodyear, C Phillip ^b   Prince, Eric D ^c   Snodgrass, Derke ^c   Serafy, Joseph E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Southeast Fisheries Science Center ^*  (United States)

^c NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHABILITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FISHING; FISHING EFFORT; FISHING INDUSTRY; GADOID; GEOMETRY; MIGRATORY SPECIES; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES; HAITI;

XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 37749036203     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M06-114.1     Document Type: Article

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