The blue crab fishery of Mississippi

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 425-433

  Perry, Harriet M ^a   Warren, James ^a   Trigg, Christine ^a   Van Devender, Tom ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b Department of Marine Resources ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Blue crab; Callinectes sapidus; Fishery; Fishery independent monitoring; Life history; Settlement

Indexed keywords

CATCH STATISTICS; CRAB FISHERY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY PRODUCTION; LIFE HISTORY;

UNITED STATES;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA;

EID: 0031760386     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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3. Perkins, G. B. 1979. Economic value of the seafood processing industry in Mississippi, 1978. Food and Fiber Center. Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service, Mississippi State University, 29 pp.
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