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Strategies for Improving the Selectivity of Fishing Gears

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By-catch Reduction in the World’s Fisheries

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  1. Cronulla Fisheries Research Centre of Excellence, Cronulla, Australia

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Broadhurst, M.K., Kennelly, S.J., Gray, C. (2007). Strategies for Improving the Selectivity of Fishing Gears. In: Kennelly, S.J. (eds) By-catch Reduction in the World’s Fisheries. Reviews: Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6078-6_1

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