Square-mesh codend circumference and selectivity

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 566-572

  Broadhurst, Matt K ^a   Millar, Russell B ^b  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Fishing gear technology; Gear selectivity; Penaeids

Indexed keywords

CATCH STATISTICS; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CRUSTACEAN; FISHERY; FISHING GEAR; TELEOST;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); METAPENAEUS MACLEAYI; PENAEIDAE; SIPHAMIA; SIPHAMIA CUNEICEPS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 64949136484     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp001     Document Type: Article

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