Effect of light-sticks and electralume attractors on surface-longline catches of swordfish (Xiphias gladius, Linnaeus, 1959) in the southwest equatorial Atlantic

Two experimental fishing trials were carried out off the coast of Pernambuco, Brazil, in 1999 and 2001, using a small artisanal longliner. In experiment 1, six-hook baskets with three chemical light-sticks on alternating hooks had significantly higher catch rates than those with zero or with a light...

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Main Author: Hazin, H. G. (author)
Other Authors: Hazin, Fábio H. V. (author), Travassos, P. (author), Erzini, Karim (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Longline
Light-stick
Electralume
Brazil
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/8965
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/8965

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/8965

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