Chapter Title

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

Book Title

Sharks of the Open Ocean: Biology, Fisheries and Conservation

Authors

Lawrence R. Beerkircher, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Enric Cortes, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Mahmood Shivji, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

Files

Document Type

Book Chapter

Editors

Merry D. Camhi, Ellen K. Pikitch, Elizabeth A. Babcock

ISBN

9781444302516

Publication Date

2-2008

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Life Sciences | Marine Biology

NSUWorks Citation

Beerkircher, Lawrence R.; Enric Cortes; and Mahmood Shivji. (2008). Case Study: Elasmobranch Bycatch in the Pelagic Longline Fishery off the Southeastern United States, 1992-1997. In Merry D. Camhi, Ellen K. Pikitch, Elizabeth A. Babcock (Eds.), Sharks of the Open Ocean: Biology, Fisheries and Conservation (242-246).

ResearcherID

G-4080-2013

DOI

10.1002/9781444302516.ch20