The fishery for Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the central Adriatic Sea (Italy): Preliminary observations comparing bottom trawl and baited creels

Fisheries Research

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 325-331

  Morello, Elisabetta B ^a   Antolini, Bruno ^a   Gramitto, Maria Emilia ^a   Atkinson, R James A ^b   Froglia, Carlo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Baited creels; Bottom trawls; Norway lobster; Nursery area

Indexed keywords

MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; NEPHROPS; NEPHROPS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 56949089731     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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