Trends in blue crab (Callinectes sapidus Rathbun) catches near Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, from 1968 to 1995 and their relationship to the Maryland commercial fishery

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 751-758

  Abbe, George R ^a   Stagg, Cluney ^b  

^a Estuarine Research Center   (United States)

^b Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

blue crab; Callinectes sapidus; Chesapeake Bay; fishery; fishing pressure; harvesting; population trend; regulations

Indexed keywords

BLUE CRAB; CATCH/EFFORT; CRAB FISHERIES; FISHING PRESSURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION TREND; TRENDS;

USA, MARYLAND;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA;

EID: 0030303193     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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