Evaluation of paddlefish length distributions and catch rates in three mesh sizes of gill nets

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 599-603

  Paukert, Craig P ^a,b   Fisher, William L ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; GILLNET; MESH SIZE; SAMPLING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

KEYSTONE RESERVOIR; OKLAHOMA; UNITED STATES;

ACTINOPTERYGII; POLYODON SPATHULA; SPATHULA;

EID: 0032863601     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1999)019<0599:EOPLDA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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