Behavioural responses of red king crab to crab pots

Fisheries Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 177-189

  Zhou, Shijie ^a,b   Shirley, Thomas C ^b  

^a ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Pots; Red king crab

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOURAL RESPONSES; BYCATCH; CRAB FISHERY; CRAB POT; CRAB POTS; FISHING GEAR; RED KING CRAB;

DECAPODA; PARALITHODES CAMTSCHATICUS;

EID: 0030789396     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(97)00005-2     Document Type: Article

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