The environmental impacts of three different queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) fishing gears

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 73, Issue , 2012, Pages 85-95

  Hinz, Hilmar ^a   Murray, Lee G ^a   Malcolm, Fraser R ^a   Kaiser, Michel J ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Dredge impacts; Fishing impact mitigation; Macro benthos; Otter trawling

Indexed keywords

ASTERIAS RUBENS; BENTHIC BIOTA; BY-CATCH; DEMERSAL FISH; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; FISHING GEARS; FISHING IMPACT MITIGATION; INVERTEBRATE SPECIES; MACRO-BENTHOS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; NEW DESIGN; OTTER TRAWLING; PER UNIT; SCAVENGING EFFECT;

DREDGES; FISHERIES; GEAR TEETH; SHELLFISH; UNDERWATER STRUCTURES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

BIOTA; BYCATCH; CRAB; DEMERSAL FISH; DEMERSAL FISHERY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHING GEAR; MACROBENTHOS; MOLLUSC; SCAVENGING (FEEDING); TRAWLING;

AEQUIPECTEN OPERCULARIS; ARTICLE; ASTERIAS; ASTROPECTEN IRREGULARIS; BUCCINM UNDATUM; CATCH SELECTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINUS ESCULENTUS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EQUIPMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING; FISHING GEAR; INVERTEBRATE; NEPTUNEA ANTIQUA; NEW QUEEN DREDGE; NONHUMAN; OPHIURA OPHIURA; OTTER TRAWL; PAGURUS BERNHARDUS; PAGURUS PRIDEAUXI; PECTIN MAXIMUS; QUEEN DREDGE; SCALLOP;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; ENVIRONMENT; FISHES; GREAT BRITAIN; INVERTEBRATES; PECTINIDAE;

AEQUIPECTEN OPERCULARIS; ASTERIAS RUBENS; ASTEROIDEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; OPHIURA OPHIURA; PAGURUS BERNHARDUS;

EID: 84655163136     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2011.11.009     Document Type: Article

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