A synthetic crustacean bait to stem forage fish depletion

A synthetic crustacean bait to stem forage fish depletion

Crustaceans, such as crab and lobster, comprise an important global food commodity. They are captured in traps using primarily forage fish (e.g. anchovies, herring, and menhaden), as bait. Approximately 18 million tons of these fish are used annually to bait traps, worldwide (U. Nations, 2014). In a...

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Main Authors: A. Dellinger, J. Plotkin, B. Duncan, L. Robertson, T. Brady, C. Kepley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
Subjects:
Crustaceans
Bait
Ocean conservation
Sustainability
Forage fish
Aquaculture
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989416300555

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