Using modified length-weight relationships to assess the condition of fish

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 261-276

  Jones, R E ^a   Petrell, R J ^b   Pauly, D ^b  

^a ECL Envirowest Consultants   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Condition; Drag; Girth; Growth; Height; Length; Mass; Modeling; Salmon

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BODY CONDITION; FISH CULTURE; LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP; MODEL;

EID: 0032850092     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8609(99)00020-5     Document Type: Article

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