Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus distribution and fisheries interactions in the Atlantic Sahara during the second half of the 20th century

Mammalia

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-49

  González, Luis Mariano ^b   De Larrinoa, Pablo Fernández ^a  

^a Monk Seal Conservation Program   (Spain)

^b Ministerio de Agricultura Alimentación y Medio Ambiente   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atlantic Sahara; Distribution; Endangered species; Mediterranean monk seal; Seal fishery interactions

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GILLNET; MARICULTURE; MARINE PARK; PINNIPED; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRAWL NET; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

EID: 84878121402     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2012-0046     Document Type: Article

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