Status and management of the blue crab fishery in North Carolina

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 465-468

  Henry, Lynn T ^a   Mckenna, Sean ^b  

^a N Carolina Div of Marine Fisheries   (United States)

^b North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue crab; Callinectes sapidus; Landings; Management issues; North Carolina; Status; Trends

Indexed keywords

CRAB FISHERY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY PRODUCTION;

UNITED STATES;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA;

EID: 0031729661     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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