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Biological monitoring of fish and crustaceans in the Wadden Sea — potential and problems
Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen volume 43, pages 479–487 (1989)
Abstract
Monitoring of fish and crustaceans in the Wadden Sea (WS) must cope with rapid changes in distribution patterns, access to certain areas and gear efficiency. Application and limitations of a variety of fishing devices (fyke nets, gill nets, enclosures, stow nets, purse seines, beam trawls, push nets, beach seines, bottom trawls, pelagic trawls) are discussed with regard to different objectives of monitoring. Furthermore, the validity of data from three current monitoring programmes is also discussed.
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Ruth, M., Berghahn, R. Biological monitoring of fish and crustaceans in the Wadden Sea — potential and problems. Helgolander Meeresunters 43, 479–487 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02365905
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