Stability of the blue crab stock in Maryland's portion of Chesapeake Bay

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 519-528

  Uphoff Jr , James H ^a  

^a MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue crab; Callinectes sapidus; Chesapeake Bay; Exploitation; Spawner biomass per recruit; Stock recruitment; Winter temperature

Indexed keywords

CRAB FISHERY; FISHERY PRODUCTION; RECRUITMENT; SPAWNING STOCK BIOMASS; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

UNITED STATES;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA;

EID: 0031759670     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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