The Gulf of Mexico blue crab fishery: Historical trends, status, management, and recommendations

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 395-403

  Guillory, Vincent ^a   Perry, Harriet ^b   Steele, Phil ^c   Wagner, Tom ^d   Hammerschmidt, Paul ^d   Heath, Steeve ^e   Moss, Charles ^f  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^e Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources   (United States)

^f Texas Sea Grant Advisory Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue crab fishery; Callinectes sapidus; Gulf of Mexico; Management strategies

Indexed keywords

CATCH STATISTICS; CRAB FISHERY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY PRODUCTION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

GULF OF MEXICO;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA;

EID: 0031760217     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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