Changes in the population of American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides) off Labrador and northeastern Newfoundland: A collapsing stock with low exploitation

Fisheries Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 199-216

  Bowering, W R ^a   Morgan, M J ^a   Brodie, W B ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

American plaice; Low exploitation; Stock decline

Indexed keywords

HIPPOGLOSSOIDES PLATESSOIDES; PLEURONECTES PLATESSA;

AMERICAN PLAICE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LOW EXPLOITATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STOCK ASSESSMENT; STOCK COLLAPSE;

ATLANTIC, (NORTHWEST);

EID: 0030618723     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(96)00568-1     Document Type: Article

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