Reducing discard mortality in an estuarine trawl fishery

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 364, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-61

  Broadhurst, Matt K ^a   Uhlmann, Sebastian S ^b   Millar, Russell B ^c  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Discard mortality; Penaeid trawling; Unaccounted fishing mortality

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CRUSTACEAN; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; JELLYFISH; MORTALITY; PERCIFORM; SALINITY; TRAWLING;

ACANTHOPAGRUS AUSTRALIS; AMBASSIS JACKSONIENSIS; CHANDA LALA; CLUPEIDAE; GERRES SUBFASCIATUS; HERKLOTSICHTHYS CASTELNAUI; HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA; PENAEIDAE; SCYPHOZOA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 49849105820     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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