Shell strength and fishing damage to the smooth clam (Callista chione): simulating impacts caused by bivalve dredging

The smooth clam Callista chione is exploited by a fleet of dredgers along the southwestern coast of Portugal and suffers from a high incidence of shell damage. The force required to break C. chione shells in relation to fishing impacts and dredge damage is quantified. Fishing trials and shell-streng...

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Autor principal: Vasconcelos, Paulo (author)
Outros Autores: Morgado-Andre, Antonio (author), Morgado-Andre, Carlos (author), Gaspar, Miguel (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2018
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/11383
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/11383