Evidence of low spatial overlap between grey seals and a specific whitefish fishery off the west coast of Ireland

Biological Conservation

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 136-142

  Cronin, M A ^a   Gerritsen, H D ^b   Reid, D G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Competition; Fastloc GPS; Habitat use; Pinnipeds; Telemetry; VMS

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CATCH STATISTICS; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONTINENTAL SHELF; CULLING; DEMERSAL FISHERY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FISHING EFFORT; GPS; HABITAT USE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NICHE OVERLAP; PINNIPED; POPULATION REGULATION; PREDATOR; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TELEMETRY;

IRELAND;

HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; MAMMALIA; PINNIPEDIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84860516702     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.02.013     Document Type: Article

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