Trawl capture of Port Jackson sharks, Heterodontus portusjacksoni, and gummy sharks, Mustelus antarcticus, in a controlled setting: Effects of tow duration, air exposure and crowding

Fisheries Research

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 344-350

  Frick, Lorenz H ^a   Walker, Terence I ^b   Reina, Richard D ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air exposure; Crowding; Delayed mortality; Gummy shark; Port Jackson shark; Stress physiology; Tow duration; Trawl capture

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHONDRICHTHYES; HETERODONTUS PORTUSJACKSONI; MUSTELUS ANTARCTICUS;

EID: 78149409749     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2010.08.016     Document Type: Article

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