Quantitative ecological risk assessment for fishing effects on diverse data-poor non-target species in a multi-sector and multi-gear fishery

Fisheries Research

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 168-178

  Zhou, Shijie ^a   Smith, Anthony D M ^a   Fuller, Mike ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Ecosystem approach to fisheries; Fishing mortality; Gillnet; Life history; Longline; Natural mortality; Rapid assessment; Reference point; Seine; Spatial distribution; Sustainability; Trawl

Indexed keywords

CHONDRICHTHYES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 80053093077     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2010.09.028     Document Type: Article

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