Characteristics and magnitude of sea turtle bycatch in US mid-Atlantic gillnet gear

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-224

  Murray, Kimberly T ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic; Bycatch; GAM; Generalized additive model; Gillnet; Mitigation; Sea turtle

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CAPTURE METHOD; ESTIMATION METHOD; GILLNET; MITIGATION; MODELING; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TURTLE;

MID-ATLANTIC STATES; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; LEPIDOCHELYS KEMPII; TESTUDINES;

EID: 70349251394     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00211     Document Type: Article

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