Patterns of demersal fish distribution derived from line fishing experiment in Calauag Bay, Philippines

• Main Authors: Mamauag, Samuel S., Aliño, Porfirio M., Gonzales, Rhia Odessa M., Deocadez, Melchor R.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2009
• Subjects: Groundfishes—Philippines—Calauag Bay; Epinephelus—Philippines—Calauag Bay; Coral reef fisheries—Philippines—Calauag Bay; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/11469
• Institution: De La Salle University

Long line experimental fishing was undertaken in 2005 to investigate patterns of distribution, catch composition, catch rate and size structure of demersal fishes at three coral reef sites with varying levels of fishing pressure in Calauag Bay, Philippines. Catch and size of most fishes were similar...