Condition and energy reserves of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) during the collapse of the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence stock

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2388-2400

  Lambert, Yvan ^a   Dutil, Jean Denis ^a  

^a MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; ENERGY RESERVE; GADOID FISHERY; OVERFINSHING; OVERFISHING; STOCK COLLAPSE;

GULF OF ST LAWRENCE;

GADIFORMES; GADUS MORHUA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031412317     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-145     Document Type: Article

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