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Ancient history of flatfish research
Journal of Sea Research, 2013 Abstract Owing to both their special appearance and behavior flatfish have attracted the special attention of people since ages. The first records of humans having been in touch with flatfish date back to the Stone Age about 15,000 years B.C. Detailed descriptions were already given in the classical antiquity and were taken up 1400 years later in the
Rüdiger Berghahn, Floris Pieter Bennema
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Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2018 This article proposes a systematic evaluation of methods pertaining to the pathology discipline (histology, histochemistry, ultrastructure, in situ techniques, image analysis including morphometry and fractal dimension analysis) employed to study liver ...
Rubina Sirri +10 more
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Biological report - fish mortality, River Conder, 21.7.79 [PDF]
, 1979 Following a large scale fish mortality caused by a considerable spillage of a pentachlbrophenol-based disinfectant from a mushroom farm, a biological survey of the river Conder was undertaken on 23.7.79.
Ingersent, B.
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The evolutionary origin of flatfish asymmetry
Nature, 2008 All adult flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes), including the gastronomically familiar plaice, sole, turbot and halibut, have highly asymmetrical skulls, with both eyes placed on one side of the head. This arrangement, one of the most extraordinary anatomical specializations among vertebrates, arises through migration of one eye during late larval ...
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Trophic niche overlap between flatfishes in a nursery area on the Portuguese coast
Scientia Marina, 2002 The diets and the trophic niche overlap between seven flatfish species were studied in a coastal nursery adjoining to the Tagus estuary (Portugal). Fish were sampled monthly, from March to November 1999, using a beach seine.
Henrique N. Cabral +2 more
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Optimal Vessel Quotas and Capacity of a Danish Trawler Fleet Segment: A Dual Approach [PDF]
In the period of investigation, 1995–2000, the Danish fishery for species meant for human consumption was managed by individual non-transferable vessel quotas, while the fishery for species meant for fishmeal and fish oil was subject to a total quota ...
Frost, Hans, Hoff, Ayoe
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Kennisbasis WOT Fisheries 2011 - what is in the Programme? [PDF]
The KBWOT Fisheries programme is core to the maintenance and development of the expertise that underpins the statutory obligations of fisheries monitoring and advice for the Netherlands.
Beek, F.A., van, Dickey-Collas, M.
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EFFECTS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES ACT ON CAPACITY, UTILIZATION AND TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY [PDF]
The American Fisheries Act (AFA) of 1998 significantly altered the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands pollock fishery by allowing the formation of harvesting and processing cooperatives and defining exclusive fishing rights. This paper uses data envelopment
Felthoven, Ronald G.
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Study for the Revision of the plaice box - Draft Final Report [PDF]
This project has attempted to evaluate the effectiveness of the fisheries management measure known as the “Plaice Box” (PB) for the conservation of plaice and other species of marine organisms in the south-eastern North Sea.
Beare, D.J. +6 more
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Season- and depth-dependent variability of a demersal fish assemblage in a large fjord estuary (Puget Sound, Washington) [PDF]
, 2011 Fjord estuaries are common along the northeast Pacific coastline, but little information is available on fish assemblage structure and its spatiotemporal variability. Here, we examined changes in diversity metrics, species biomasses, and biomass spectra (
Essington, Timothy E. +1 more
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