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Impacts of geophysical seismic surveying on fishing success

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Hirst*, A.G., Rodhouse, P.G. Impacts of geophysical seismic surveying on fishing success. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 10, 113–118 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008987014736

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