Evaluation of codends with sorting grids, exit windows, and diamond meshes: Size selection and fish behaviour

Fisheries Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 271-280

  Grimaldo, E ^a   Sistiaga, M ^a   Larsen, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

By catch; Cod; Codend selectivity; Diamond mesh codend; Exit windows; Fish behaviour; Haddock; Sorting grid

Indexed keywords

GADUS MORHUA; MELANOGRAMMUS; MELANOGRAMMUS AEGLEFINUS;

EID: 42749091608     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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