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Loggerhead turtle by-catch depends on distance to the coast, independent of fishing effort: implicat...

Loggerhead turtle by-catch depends on distance to the coast, independent of fishing effort: implicat...

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_19887227

Loggerhead turtle by-catch depends on distance to the coast, independent of fishing effort: implications for conservation and fisheries management

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Full title

Loggerhead turtle by-catch depends on distance to the coast, independent of fishing effort: implications for conservation and fisheries management

Publisher

Inter-Research

Journal title

Marine ecology. Progress series (Halstenbek), 2007-05, Vol.338, p.249-256

Language

English

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Inter-Research

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Contents

Drifting longline is considered one of the most dangerous fishing gears for marine turtles and is their principal threat in the western Mediterranean Sea. During the summers of 2000 to 2003, 179 fishing operations were observed onboard a traditional Spanish drifting longline boat in the Balearic Sea (western Mediterranean) to analyse the effects of...

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Full title

Loggerhead turtle by-catch depends on distance to the coast, independent of fishing effort: implications for conservation and fisheries management

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_19887227

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_19887227

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ISSN

0171-8630

E-ISSN

1616-1599

DOI

10.3354/meps338249

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