Distribution, movement and stock structure of three ray species in the North Sea and eastern English Channel

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 797-808

  Walker, Paddy A ^a   Howlett, Gary ^b   Millner, Richard ^b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distribution; Migration; Raja sp.; Rays; Stock structure; Tagging

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MOVEMENT; STOCK STRUCTURE;

ENGLISH CHANNEL; NORTH SEA;

RAJO CLAVATA; RAJO MONTAGUI; RAJO RADIATA;

EID: 0031251818     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1997.0223     Document Type: Article

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