Relationship between hook type and hooking location in sea turtles incidentally captured in the United States Atlantic Pelagic Longline Fishery

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 703-718

  Stokes, Lesley W ^a   Epperly, Sheryan P ^a   McCarthy, Kevin J ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; FISHING GEAR; FISHING MORTALITY; GEAR SELECTIVITY; LONGLINING; PELAGIC FISHERY; SURVIVAL; TURTLE;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84864763339     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: 15536955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5343/bms.2011.1074     Document Type: Article

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