The physical impact of towed demersal fishing gears on soft sediments

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 73, Issue , 2016, Pages i5-i14

  O'Neill, F G ^a   Ivanovic A ^b  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fishing gears; geotechnical; hydrodynamic; physical impact; review; sediment mobilization; soft sediments

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; FISHING GEAR; GEOTECHNICAL SURVEY; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMPACT; MOBILIZATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PENETRATION; PRESSURE FIELD; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TOWING;

EID: 84960425281     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsv125     Document Type: Review

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