Cascading ecological effects of eliminating fishery discards

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Heath, Michael R ^a   Cook, Robin M ^a   Cameron, Angus I ^a   Morris, David J ^a   Speirs, Douglas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCH COMPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FISHERY DISCARD; FISHERY POLICY; HARVESTING; LEGISLATION; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TRAWLING; VERTEBRATE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMERSAL FISH; FAUNA; FISH; FISH STOCK; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING; FOOD INTAKE; MARINE MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; NORTH SEA; PELAGIC FISH; SEABIRD; TROPHIC CASCADE; ANIMAL; BIRD; CETACEA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; FISHERY; FOOD CHAIN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CETACEA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; FISHERIES; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 84900472175     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4893     Document Type: Article

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