Impact and performance of mediterranean fishing gear by side-scan sonar technology

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1806-1816

  Lucchetti, Alessandro ^a,b   Sala, Antonello ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Institute of Marine Sciences ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM TRAWLING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING GEAR; FLATFISH FISHERY; INNOVATION; MARICULTURE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SONAR; TOWING;

EID: 84869222721     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f2012-107     Document Type: Article

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