Effectiveness of tori-lines for further reduction of incidental catch of seabirds in pelagic longline fisheries

Fisheries Science

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 479-485

  Yokota, Kosuke ^a   Minami, Hiroshi ^b   Kiyota, Masashi ^b  

^a Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FAR SEAS FISHERIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Albatross; Bird scaring line; Bycatch; Mitigation measure; Seabirds; Streamer line; Tori line; Tuna longline

Indexed keywords

AVES; DIOMEDEIDAE; PROCELLARIIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS MACCOYII;

EID: 79959911329     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12562-011-0357-4     Document Type: Article

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