Impact of tuna longline fishery on the sea turtles of Indian seas

Current Science

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1378-1384

  Varghese, Sijo P ^a   Varghese, S ^a   Somvanshi, V S ^a  

^a Fishery Survey of India   (India)

Author keywords

Andaman and Nicobar waters; Arabian Sea; Bay of Bengal; Hooking rate; Longline

Indexed keywords

CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA; LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA; SCOMBRIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77954018460     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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