Assessment of the distribution and abundance of coastal sharks in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and eastern seaboard, 1995 and 1996

Marine Fisheries Review

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 23-32

  Grace, Mark ^a   Henwood, Terry ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATERS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FISH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

LELACHII;

EID: 0031544507     PISSN: 00901830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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