Size selection of herring (Clupea harengus membras) in a pontoon trap equipped with a rigid grid

Fisheries Research

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-87

  Lundin, Mikael ^a   Calamnius, Linda ^a   Hillström, Lars ^b   Lunneryd, Sven Gunnar ^c  

^a Harmångers Maskin och Marin AB ^*  (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Board of Fisheries   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baltic; Bothnian Sea; Grey seal; Grid; Herring; Pontoon trap; Selection; Sorting

Indexed keywords

CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; PISCES;

EID: 79251599704     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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