Temporal and geographic variation in maturity at length and age of Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) from the Canadian north-west Atlantic with implications for fisheries management

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 875-885

  Morgan, M J ^a   Bowering, W R ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age; Length; Maturity; Reinhardtius hippoglossoides; Variability

Indexed keywords

AGE; BODY SIZE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION;

(NORTHWEST); ATLANTIC;

REINHARDTIUS HIPPOGLOSSOIDES;

EID: 0031251715     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1996.0200     Document Type: Article

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