Growth and mortality of cultured bay scallops in the Damariscotta River, Maine (USA)

Aquaculture International

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 451-460

  Barber, Bruce J ^a   Davis, Christopher V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bay scallops (Argopecten irradians); Growth; Maine; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ARGOPECTEN IRRADIANS; PECTINIDAE; BIVALVIA;

BAY SCALLOP; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROWTH; MORTALITY; SCALLOP CULTURE; TEMPERATURE;

USA, MAINE, DAMARISCOTTA RIVER;

EID: 0031446055     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018388812866     Document Type: Article

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