Sampling estuarine fish and invertebrates using demersal otter trawls: Effects of net height, tow duration and diel period

Fisheries Research

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 315-323

  Johnson, Daniel D ^a   Rotherham, Douglas ^a   Gray, Charles A ^a  

^a Cronulla Fisheries Research Centre of Excellence   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Diurnal; Fishery independent survey; New South Wales; Tow time

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 49949110714     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2008.05.012     Document Type: Article

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