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REVIEW ARTICLE

Recent trends in the abundance of plaice Pleuronectes platessa and cod Gadus morhua in shallow coastal waters of the Northeastern Atlantic continental shelf – a review

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Pages 785-796 | Received 18 Aug 2015, Accepted 01 Jul 2016, Published online: 05 Oct 2016

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