Evaluation of turtle exclusion and escapement devices for hoop-nets

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1628-1633

  Fratto, Zachary W ^a   Barko, Valerie A ^a,c   Pitts, Phillip R ^a   Sheriff, Steven L ^a   Briggler, Jeffrey T ^a   Sullivan, Kevin P ^a   Mckeage, Brian L ^a   Johnson, Tom R ^b  

^a MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

^b Central Region ^*  (United States)

^c John A Logan College   (United States)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Flathead catfish; Passive trap net; Pylodictis olivaris; River; Turtle exclusion or escapement devices; Turtle mortality

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESCAPEMENT; FISHERY SURVEY; MORTALITY; SAMPLING; TELEOST; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); TURTLE;

GASCONADE COUNTY; GASCONADE RIVER; MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; OSAGE COUNTY [MISSOURI]; UNITED STATES;

PYLODICTIS; PYLODICTIS OLIVARIS; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 53049110882     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-216     Document Type: Article

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