Mediterranean fishery discards: Review of the existing knowledge

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1219-1234

  Tsagarakis, K ^a   Palialexis, A ^a   Vassilopoulou, V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

Author keywords

bycatch; discards; ecosystem effects; fishers' behaviour; fishing fleets; Mediterranean Sea; mitigation measures

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY SCIENCE; FISHING GEAR; MARKET CONDITIONS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRAWLING;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84903164975     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fst074     Document Type: Review

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