Interactions between sea turtles and dredge gear in the U.S. sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) fishery, 2001-2008

Fisheries Research

Volumn 107, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 137-146

  Murray, Kimberly T ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fisheries interaction; GAM; Gear modification; Scallop dredge; Sea turtle

Indexed keywords

CHELONIIDAE; PLACOPECTEN MAGELLANICUS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 78650310907     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2010.10.017     Document Type: Article

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