An overview of loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) bycatch and technical mitigation measures in the Mediterranean Sea

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-161

  Lucchetti, Alessandro ^a   Sala, Antonello ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Loggerhead; Mediterranean; Mitigation measures

Indexed keywords

BAIT; BYCATCH; FISHING GEAR; GEAR SELECTIVITY; MITIGATION; MORTALITY; TRAWLING; TURTLE;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TURKEY;

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CEPHALOPODA; CHELONIIDAE; MAUREMYS LEPROSA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77952287884     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11160-009-9126-1     Document Type: Review

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