Why did the Prince William Sound, Alaska, Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi) fisheries collapse in 1993 and 1994? Review of hypotheses

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 711-737

  Pearson, W H ^a,d   Elston, R A ^b   Bienert, R W ^c   Drum, A S ^a   Antrim, L D ^a  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b AquaTechnics Inc   (United States)

^c International Environmental Services   (United States)

^d ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ABU DHABI   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY; RESOURCE DEPLETION; STOCK COLLAPSE;

ALASKA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032770965     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f98-207     Document Type: Article

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