The management of, and fishery for, American eel elvers in the maritime provinces, Canada

BFPP - Bulletin Francais de la Peche et de la Protection des Milieux Aquatiques

Volumn 71, Issue 349, 1998, Pages 103-116

  Jessop, B M ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anguilla rostrata; Atlantic Canada; Elvers; Fishery

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA ROSTRATA; ANGUILLIFORMES; ROSTRATA;

EID: 0001179677     PISSN: 07672861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/kmae:1998036     Document Type: Article

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