Bust and then boom in the maine lobster industry: Perspectives of fishers and biologists

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 826-847

  Acheson, James M ^a   Steneck, Robert S ^b  

^a University of Maine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN LOBSTER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; LOBSTER FISHERY; POPULATION CYCLE;

MAINE; USA;

DECAPODA; HOMARUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0031407160     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1997)017<0826:BATBIT>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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