Optimising mesh size with escape gaps in a dual-species portunid-trap fishery

In south-eastern Australia, the same baited, round traps (comprising 50–57-mm mesh netting) are used to target giant mud, Scylla serrata and blue swimmer crabs, Portunus armatus in spatially separated fisheries. Both fisheries are characterised by the common, problematic discarding of undersized por...

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Main Authors: Matt K. Broadhurst, Daniel J. Tolhurst, Brian Hughes, Vincent Raoult, Timothy M. Smith, Troy F. Gaston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2020-11-01
Series:Aquaculture and Fisheries
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468550X19302151