Elasmobranch bycatch in a trammel net fishery in the Portuguese west coast

Fisheries Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 123-129

  Baeta, Filipa ^a   Batista, Marisa ^a   Maia, Anabela ^b   Costa, Maria José ^a   Cabral, Henrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Discards; Elasmobranch; Portuguese artisanal fisheries; Trammel nets

Indexed keywords

ELASMOBRANCHII; RAJA CLAVATA; RAJA UNDULATA; RAJIFORMES; TORPEDINIFORMES;

EID: 73449145944     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2009.10.016     Document Type: Article

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