Selectivity of diamond, square and hexagonal mesh codends for Atlantic horse mackerel Trachurus trachurus, European hake Merluccius merluccius, and greater forkbeard Phycis blennoides in the eastern Mediterranean

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-77

  Aydin, Celalettin ^a   Tosunolu Z ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; PHYCIS BLENNOIDES; REXEA SOLANDRI; TRACHURUS TRACHURUS;

EID: 75649131820     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2009.01376.x     Document Type: Article

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