The effect of American and Spanish longline systems on target and non-target species in the eastern South Pacific swordfish fishery

Fisheries Research

Volumn 98, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 22-32

  Vega, Rodrigo ^a   Licandeo, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Blue shark; By catch; Eastern South Pacific; Pelagic longline selectivity; Swordfish

Indexed keywords

CHONDRICHTHYES; PRIONACE GLAUCA; SCOMBRIDAE; TELEOSTEI; THUNNUS; XIPHIAS GLADIUS; XIPHIIDAE;

EID: 67349279240     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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