By-catch from prawn trawling in the hawkesbury river, New South Wales: Species composition, distribution and abundance

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 13-26

  Cray, C A ^a   McDonall, V C ^a   Reid, D D ^a  

^a NSW Fisheries Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BY-CATCH; CRUSTACEA; MOLLUSC; PRAWN FISHERY;

AUSTRALIA; HAWKESBURY RIVER; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 84971072641     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF9900013     Document Type: Article

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