An ecosystem approach for the assessment of fisheries impacts on marine top predators: The Bay of Biscay case study

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 925-938

  Lassalle, Graldine ^a   Gascuel, Didier ^b   Le Loch, Franois ^c   Lobry, Jrmy ^d   Pierce, Graham John ^e   Ridoux, Vincent ^a   Santos, Maria Begoa ^f   Spitz, Jrme ^a   Niquil, Nathalie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^f Instituto Español de Oceanografía Subida a Radio Faro   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecopath; ecosystem modelling; EcoTroph; fisheries impacts; marine mammals; trophic level

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BYCATCH; DOLPHIN; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FISHING GEAR; PORPOISE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

CETACEA; DELPHINUS DELPHIS; MAMMALIA; PHOCOENIDAE; TURSIOPS;

EID: 84863577191     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fss049     Document Type: Article

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