Interpreting pacific halibut catch statistics in the British Columbia individual quota program

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 99-115

  Sullivan, Patrick J ^a   Rebert, Suzanne Dyner ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL PACIFIC HALIBUT COMMISSION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCH STATISTICS; CPUE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FISHING OPERATIONS; HALIBUT FISHERY; QUOTA MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

(NORTH); BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; PACIFIC;

ALGAE; HIPPOGLOSSUS STENOLEPIS;

EID: 0031901063     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-221     Document Type: Article

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