Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) bycatch in Canadian pelagic longline fisheries: Relative importance in the western North Atlantic and opportunities for mitigation

Fisheries Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 310-324

  Brazner, John C ^a   McMillan, James ^b  

^a Inland Waters Institute   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Caretta caretta; Loggerhead turtles; North Atlantic; Pelagic longline fisheries; Tuna and swordfish

Indexed keywords

CARETTA CARETTA; CEPHALOPODA; SCOMBRIDAE; TESTUDINES; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 42749089558     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2007.12.023     Document Type: Article

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