Developing a fine scale system to address river herring (Alosa pseudoharengus, A. aestivalis) and American shad (A. sapidissima) bycatch in the U.S. Northwest Atlantic mid-water trawl fishery

Fisheries Research

Volumn 141, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-87

  Bethoney, N David ^a   Schondelmeier, Bradley P ^b   Stokesbury, Kevin D E ^a   Hoffman, William S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative research; Fleet communication; Pelagic fisheries

Indexed keywords

ALOSA; ALOSA AESTIVALIS; ALOSA PSEUDOHARENGUS; ALOSA SAPIDISSIMA; CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE; SCOMBER SCOMBRUS;

EID: 84876959688     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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