Mariculture and enhancement of wild populations of queen conch (Strombus gigas) in the western Atlantic

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 929-941

  Iversen, Edwin S ^a   Jory, Darryl E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASTROPOD FISHERY; MARICULTURE; POPULATION DECLINE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

GASTROPODA; STROMBUS GIGAS;

EID: 0031545455     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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