The impact of scallop dredging on rocky-reef substrata

Fisheries Research

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 415-420

  Boulcott, Philip ^a   Howell, Trevor R W ^a  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fishing impact; In situ photography; Marine protected areas; Rocky reef; Scallop dredging

Indexed keywords

JOHNSTONIA; PACHYMATISMA; PISCES;

EID: 79960645249     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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