Higher food abundance reduces the catchability of cod (Gadus morhua) to longlines on the Faroe Plateau

Fisheries Research

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 230-239

  Steingrund, Petur ^a   Clementsen, Dagunn H ^a   Mouritsen, Rógvi ^a  

^a FAROE MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Faroe Islands)

Author keywords

Catchability; Food availability; Gadus morhua; Individual growth; Longlines

Indexed keywords

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 70349546218     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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