Sturgeon fin ray removal is nondeleterious

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 939-941

  Collins, Mark R ^a   Smith, Theodore I J ^a  

^a MARINE RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIPENSER BREVIROSTRUM; ACIPENSER OXYRINCHUS;

EID: 0030470010     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1996)016<0939:SFRRIN>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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