Estimated bycatch of small cetaceans in northeast US bottom trawl fishing gear during 2000-2005

Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science

Volumn 42, Issue , 2009, Pages 77-101

  Rossman, Marjorie C ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

AIC; Bottom trawl; Bycatch; Common dolphin; Dispersion; GLM; Pilot whales; Whitesided dolphin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891632705     PISSN: 02506408     EISSN: 18131859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2960/J.v42.m650     Document Type: Article

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