The effect of regulation changes and influential factors on Atlantic cod discards in the Baltic Sea demersal trawl fishery

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 534-542

  Feekings, Jordan ^a   Lewy, Peter ^a   Madsen, Niels ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BODY SIZE; CATCH COMPOSITION; DEMERSAL FISHERY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FISHERY DISCARD; FISHERY POLICY; GADOID FISHERY; GEAR SELECTIVITY; JUVENILE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TRAWLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; DENMARK;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 84876319966     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2012-0273     Document Type: Article

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