Temporal patterns of target catch and sea turtle bycatch in the US Atlantic pelagic longline fishing fleet

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-57

  Kot, Connie Y ^a   Boustany, Andre M ^b   Halpin, Patrick N ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BYCATCH; FISHING EFFORT; FISHING GEAR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PERCIFORM; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; TURTLE;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; SCOMBRIDAE; TESTUDINES; THUNNUS ALBACARES; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 72449122906     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F09-160     Document Type: Article

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