An evaluation of square and hexagonal mesh blue crab traps with and without escape rings

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 561-562

  Guilory, Vincent ^a   Hein, Stephen ^a  

^a LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue crab; Callinectes sapidus; Escape rings; Traps

Indexed keywords

CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; CRAB FISHERY; DESIGN; FISHING GEAR; TRAP FISHING;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA;

EID: 0031728790     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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