Impact of derelict fish traps in Caribbean waters: An experimental approach

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 551-563

  Renchen, Gabrielle F ^a   Pittman, Simon J ^a,b,c   Clark, Randy ^b   Caldow, Chris ^b   Gall, Sarah ^c   Olsen, David ^d   Hill, Ronald L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d St Thomas Fishermen's Association   (Virgin Islands (U.S.))

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CORAL REEF; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FISHING GEAR; GHOST FISHING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; VIRGIN ISLANDS; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

EID: 84922615004     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: 15536955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5343/bms.2012.1103     Document Type: Article

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