Reducing impacts of trawling on protected sea snakes: By-catch reduction devices improve escapement and survival

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 824-832

  Milton, David A ^a   Fry, Gary C ^a   Dell, Quinton ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Management; Mitigation; Prawn trawling; Survival.

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; DEMERSAL FISH; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ESCAPEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MITIGATION; PRAWN FISHERY; SNAKE; SURVIVAL; TRAWLING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

HYDROPHIIDAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 73549106800     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08221     Document Type: Article

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