Preservation of juvenile hake (Merluccius merluccius, L.) in the western Mediterranean demersal trawl fishery by using sorting grids

Scientia Marina

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 435-444

  Sardà, Francesc ^a   Molí, Balbina ^a   Palomera, Isabel ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hake; Juveniles; Mediterranean Sea; Merluccius merluccius; Selectivity; Sorting grids; Square mesh; Trawling

Indexed keywords

FISHING GEAR; GEAR SELECTIVITY; MESH SIZE; TRAWL NET;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

MERLUCCIUS; MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; REXEA SOLANDRI;

EID: 7444232476     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2004.68n3435     Document Type: Article

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