Behavioral inferences from the statistical distribution of commercial catch: Patterns of targeting in the landings of the Dutch beam trawler fleet

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-37

  Gillis, Darren M ^a   Rijnsdorp, Adriaan D ^b   Poos, Jan Jaap ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CATCH STATISTICS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING EFFORT; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; TRAWLING;

EID: 38949122457     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F07-147     Document Type: Article

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