Impacts of a bottom trawling exclusion zone on snow crab abundance and fish harvester behavior in the labrador sea, Canada

Marine Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 567-575

  Mullowney, Darrell R J ^a   Morris, Corey J ^a   Dawe, Earl G ^a   Skanes, Katherine R ^a  

^a NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bottom trawling; Closed area; Exclusion zone; Snow crab

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CRAB FISHERY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GADOID FISHERY; HARVESTING; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; MARINE PARK; MORTALITY; TRAWLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; LABRADOR SEA;

CHIONOECETES OPILIO; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PANDALUS BOREALIS;

EID: 82055169164     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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