Do elasmobranch reactions to magnetic fields in water show promise for bycatch mitigation?

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 942-948

  Rigg, Damian P ^a   Peverell, Stirling C ^b   Hearndon, Mark ^c   Seymour, Jamie E ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c Northern Territory Dept of Primary Industry and Fisheries   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ferrite magnet; Gill net.

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; FEEDING ECOLOGY; GILLNET; IRON; MAGNETIC FIELD; SPACE USE; TELEOST;

CARCHARHINUS AMBLYRHYNCHOS; CARCHARHINUS TILSTONI; ELASMOBRANCHII; GLYPHIS GLYPHIS; LATES CALCARIFER; RHIZOPRIONODON ACUTUS; SPHYRNA LEWINI; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 70349481708     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08180     Document Type: Article

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