Albatross overlap with fisheries in the Benguela Upwelling System: Implications for conservation and management

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 117-127

  Petersen, Samantha L ^a,b   Phillips, Richard A ^c   Ryan, Peter G ^b   Underhill, Les G ^b  

^a WWF Responsible Fisheries Programme   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Albatrosses; Fisheries; Longline; Satellite tracking; Seabird movements; Trawl

Indexed keywords

AVES; DIOMEDEA MELANOPHRIS; DIOMEDEIDAE;

EID: 70349768689     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00132     Document Type: Article

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