Killer whale (Orcinus orca) and sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) interactions with longline vessels in the Patagonian toothfish fishery at South Georgia, South Atlantic

CCAMLR Science

Volumn 11, Issue , 2004, Pages 111-126

  Purves, M G ^a   Agnew, D J ^b   Balguerias E ^c   Moreno, C A ^d   Watkins, B ^e  

^a MARINE RESOURCES ASSESSMENT GROUP   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Santa Cruz de Tenerife   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^e MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

CCAMLR; Depredation; Dissostichus eleginoides; Interactions; Longline; Orcinus orca; Physeter macrocephalus; South Georgia; Toothfish

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; DISSOSTICHUS ELEGINOIDES; MACROCEPHALUS; MAMMALIA; ORCINUS ORCA; PHYSETER CATODON; PHYSETERIDAE;

EID: 9644272708     PISSN: 10234063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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