Atlantic halibut  (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)

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Glossary

Bycatch: In the fishing industry, the part of the catch made up of non-target species.
Pelagic: Inhabiting the open oceans, away from the ocean bottom.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (January, 2006)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. Burnie, D. (2001) Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife. Dorling Kindersley, London.
  3. Gulf of Maine Research Institute: Fishery Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (February, 2006)
    http://www.gma.org/fogm/Hippoglossus_hippoglossus.htm
  4. University of Leeds: School of Earth Sciences (February, 2006)
    http://earth.leeds.ac.uk/~jackson/shoal/h.html
  5. FishBase (February, 2006)
    http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1371
  6. British Marine Life Study Society (February, 2006)
    http://www.glaucus.org.uk/halibut2.htm
  7. Kristinsson, K. and Myers, R.A. (2002) Is Atlantic Halibut (Hippoglossus Hippoglossus) Going Extinct?. Society for Conservation Biology 16th Annual Meeting, 0: 0 - 0. Available at:
    http://www.kent.ac.uk/anthropology/dice/scb2002/abstracts/Tuesday/mctwo.html
  8. Blue Ocean Institute (February, 2006)
    http://www.blueoceaninstitute.org/seafood/species/92.html