Bycatch and incidental catch of the black scabbardfish (Aphanopus spp.) fishery off the Canary Islands

Fisheries Research

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 448-453

  Pajuelo, José G ^a,b   González, José A ^a,b   Santana, José I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b Instituto Canario de Ciencias Marinas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aphanopus; Bathyal elasmobranchs; Bycatch; Incidental catch

Indexed keywords

ACTINOPTERYGII; APHANOPUS; BENTHODESMUS SIMONYI; CENTROPHORUS GRANULOSUS; CENTROPHORUS SQUAMOSUS; CENTROSCYMNUS COELOLEPIS; CHONDRICHTHYES; DEANIA HYSTRICOSA; ELASMOBRANCHII; ETMOPTERUS PRINCEPS; HOLOCEPHALI; LEPIDOPUS CAUDATUS; TELEOSTEI; ZAMEUS SQUAMULOSUS;

EID: 78149409463     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2010.09.019     Document Type: Article

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