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The Fate of Fish Released by Recreational Anglers

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Cooke, S.J., Wilde, G.R. (2007). The Fate of Fish Released by Recreational Anglers. In: Kennelly, S.J. (eds) By-catch Reduction in the World’s Fisheries. Reviews: Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6078-6_7

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