Impact of incidental mortality on Antarctic marine vertebrates

Only a few years ago most interested people thought (and many said in print) that accidental killing of Antarctic animals as a consequence of commercial fishing operations was minimal to non-existent. We now know that species in three major groups (fish, seals, seabirds) are seriously threatened by...

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Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Author: Croxall, J.P.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1990
Subjects:
Geology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctic Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102090000013
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102090000013
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Summary:Only a few years ago most interested people thought (and many said in print) that accidental killing of Antarctic animals as a consequence of commercial fishing operations was minimal to non-existent. We now know that species in three major groups (fish, seals, seabirds) are seriously threatened by such incidental mortality.

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