The survival of skates (Rajidae) caught by demersal trawlers fishing in UK waters

Fisheries Research

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 72-76

  Enever, R ^a   Catchpole, T L ^b   Ellis, J R ^b   Grant, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Otter trawl; Ray; Skate; Survival; UK fisheries

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; ELASMOBRANCHII; RAJIDAE;

EID: 61849096147     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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