Grey seal predation in cod gillnet fisheries in the central Baltic sea

Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science

Volumn 42, Issue , 2009, Pages 41-47

  Konigson S ^a   Lunneryd, S G ^a   Stridh, H ^b   Sundqvist, F ^c  

^a Swedish Board of Fisheries   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Institute of Coastal Research Swedish Board of Fisheries   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baltic sea; Cod; Gadus morhua; Gillnets; Grey seals; Halichoereus grypus; Predation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650305979     PISSN: 02506408     EISSN: 18131859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2960/J.v42.m654     Document Type: Article

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