Catch composition and management of daytime purse seine fishery on the Southern Mediterranean Sea Coast, Abu Qir Bay, Egypt

The present work aimed to obtain precise data on the catch of the purse seine net operating at daytime from sunrise till noon in Abu Qir Bay during 1997 and 1998. Sardine, anchovy, mullet and rabbitfish were recorded as the main target fish groups. Twenty-seven species were recorded as by-catch spec...

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Main Author: A. EL-HAWEET
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hellenic Centre for Marine Research 2001-12-01
Series:Mediterranean Marine Science
Online Access:https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hcmr-med-mar-sc/article/view/12242