Incidental capture of sea turtles by longlines in the gulf of Gabès (South Tunisia): A comparative study between bottom and surface longlines

Scientia Marina

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 337-342

  Jribi, Imed ^a   Echwikhi, Khaled ^a,b   Bradai, Mohamed Nejmeddine ^b   Bouain, Abderrhmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b National Institute of Sea Sciences and Technologies   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

By catch; Caretta caretta; Catch rate; Gab s gulf; Longline; Mediterranean; Mortality

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CAPTURE METHOD; CATCH STATISTICS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FISHING GEAR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LONGLINING; MORTALITY; TURTLE;

AFRICA; GULF OF GABES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; CHONDRICHTHYES; SCOMBRIDAE; TESTUDINES; THUNNUS ALALUNGA; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 48749084877     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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