Ingestion of fishing gear and entanglements of seabirds: Monitoring and implications for management

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 501-512

  Phillips, Richard A ^a   Ridley, Cindy ^b   Reid, Keith ^a   Pugh, Philip J A ^b   Tuck, Geoffrey N ^c   Harrison, Nancy ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Cachalotera; Longline fisheries; National plan of action; Patagonian toothfish; Squid jigging

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; FISHERY POLICY; FISHING GEAR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LONGLINING; NONTARGET ORGANISM; RANGE SIZE; SEABIRD;

GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

CEPHALOPODA; DIOMEDEA EXULANS; DIOMEDEA MELANOPHRIS; DIOMEDEIDAE; PROCELLARIIDAE;

EID: 73649103687     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.11.020     Document Type: Article

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