Shark depredation rates in pelagic longline fisheries: A case study from the northwest Atlantic

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 708-719

  MacNeil, M Aaron ^a,b,c   Carlson, John K ^b   Beerkircher, Lawrence R ^b  

^a National Research Council   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Fisheries; Zero inflated models

Indexed keywords

BOOTSTRAPPING; CATCH COMPOSITION; LONGLINING; MODEL VALIDATION; PREDATION; SHARK; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CETACEA; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 68349089108     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp022     Document Type: Article

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