Case Study: Elasmobranch Bycatch in the Pelagic Longline Fishery off the Southeastern United States, 1992-1997

Lawrence R. Beerkircher, Enric Cortes, Mahmood Shivji

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationSharks of the Open Ocean
Subtitle of host publicationBiology, Fisheries and Conservation
Pages242-246
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781444302516
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 29 2008

Publication series

NameBiology Faculty Books and Book Chapters
Name Fish and Aquatic Resources Series
PublisherBlackwell Publishing
Volume13

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Engineering
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Keywords

  • Mean Fork length calculation
  • National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
  • Pelagic longline gear and bycatch mortality of immature individuals
  • Pelagic longlines
  • Shark bycatch
  • Shark longline bycatch off Southeastern United States
  • US Atlantic pelagic longline fishery
  • Fi sheries

Disciplines

  • Life Sciences
  • Marine Biology

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