Species, sex, size and male maturity composition of previously unreported elasmobranch landings in Kuwait, Qatar and Abu Dhabi Emirate

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1619-1642

  Moore, A B M ^a,b   McCarthy, I D ^a   Carvalho, G R ^a   Peirce, R ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RSK Environment Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Shark Conservation Society   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Batoid; By catch; Discards; Fishery; Gillnet; Shark

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BODY SIZE; CLASSIFICATION; ELASMOBRANCH; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; INDIAN OCEAN; KUWAIT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; QATAR; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL MATURATION; STATISTICS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BODY SIZE; ELASMOBRANCHII; FEMALE; FISHERIES; INDIAN OCEAN; KUWAIT; MALE; QATAR; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL MATURATION; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

BATOIDEA; CARCHARHINIDAE; CARCHARHINUS; CARCHARHINUS DUSSUMIERI; CARCHARHINUS SORRAH; CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; RHINOBATIDAE; RHINOBATOS GRANULATUS; RHINOPTERA; RHINOPTERINAE; RHIZOPRIONODON ACUTUS;

EID: 84859745316     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03210.x     Document Type: Article

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