Selectivity of penaeid trap nets in south-eastern Australia

Scientia Marina

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 445-455

  Broadhurst, Matt K ^a   Wooden, Michael E L ^a   Young, Damian J ^a   Macbeth, William G ^a  

^a NSW Fisheries   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fishing gear; Penaeids; Selectivity; South eastern Australia; Trap net

Indexed keywords

FISHING GEAR; GEAR SELECTIVITY; SHRIMP FISHERY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW SOUTH WALES; WORLD;

DECAPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MELICERTUS PLEBEJUS; METAPENAEUS; METAPENAEUS BENNETTAE; METAPENAEUS MACLEAYI; PENAEIDAE; PENAEUS; PENAEUS PLEBEJUS; PLEBEJUS; TILLETIACEAE;

EID: 7444266285     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2004.68n3445     Document Type: Article

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