A review of flatfish behavior relative to trawls

Fisheries Research

Volumn 90, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 138-146

  Ryer, Clifford H ^a  

^a NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Counter herding; Fish behavior; Flatfish; Herding; Trawl

Indexed keywords

HARNESS; PLEURONECTIFORMES;

EID: 40649091368     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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