A model expressing the relationship between catch and soak time for trap fisheries

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 482-487

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCH RATE; FISHERY MODEL; FISHERY MODELS; SOAK TIME; TRAP FISHING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030876213     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1997)017<0482:AMETRB>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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