Publication Abstract

Experiments to assess the relative dredging performances of research and commercial vessels for estimating the abundance of scallops (Pecten maximus) in the western English Channel fishery

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P.J. Dare*, D.W. Palmer*, M.L. Howell* and C.D. Darby*

Fisheries Research Technical Report, MAFF Directorate of Fisheries Research, Lowestoft, 96: 9pp