Use of fine-mesh monofilament gill nets for the removal of rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) from a small lake complex in Waikato, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 525-539

  Neilson, Keri ^a   Kelleher, Rachel ^a   Barnes, Grant ^b,c   Speirs, David ^b   Kelly, Johlene ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b WAIKATO REGIONAL COUNCIL   (New Zealand)

^c AUCKLAND COUNCIL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gill nets; Peat lakes; Pest fish control; Rudd; Scardinius erythrophthalmus

Indexed keywords

CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CYPRINID; GILLNET; PEST CONTROL;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIKATO; WORLD;

CYPRINIDAE; SCARDINIUS; SCARDINIUS ERYTHROPHTHALMUS;

EID: 7944235159     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2004.9517258     Document Type: Conference Paper

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