Selectivity in a trawl codend during haul-back operation-An overlooked phenomenon

Fisheries Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 168-174

  Madsen, Niels ^a   Skeide, Roar ^b   Breen, Mike ^c   Krag, Ludvig A ^a   Huse, Irene ^b   Soldal, Aud V ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haddock; Norway lobster; Size selectivity; Surface escape; Trawl; Whiting

Indexed keywords

MELANOGRAMMUS; MELANOGRAMMUS AEGLEFINUS; MERLANGIUS MERLANGUS; NEPHROPS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 42749088856     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2007.11.016     Document Type: Article

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