Evaluation of a U.S. West coast groundfish habitat conservation regulation via analysis of spatial and temporal patterns of trawl fishing efforts

Recent emphasis on linkages between essential fish habitat and fish stock productivity has raised concerns about the management of fishing activities such as trawling, which have the potential to impact fish habitat. Knowing specifically where and how intensively trawl effort has occurred over time...

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Main Author: Bellman, Marlene A.
Other Authors: Heppell, Scott
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1957/32142