Catch and size selectivity of small-scale fishing gear for the smooth-hound shark Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Chondrichthyes: Triakidae) from the aegean Turkish coast

Mediterranean Marine Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 213-223

  Ceyhan, T ^a   Hepkafadar, O ^a   Tosunoglu Z ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biomass ratio; CPUE; Mustelus mustelus; Selectivity; Smooth hound shark

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956049092     PISSN: 1108393X     EISSN: 17916763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12681/mms.73     Document Type: Article

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