Recent declines in the recreational catch of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in the Strait of Georgia are related to climate

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 506-515

  Beamish, R J ^a   McFarlane, G A ^a   Thomson, R E ^b  

^a PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCH STATISTICS; CIRCULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; SALMONID FISHERY; SPORT FISHING; WIND;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; STRAIT OF GEORGIA;

ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0032998670     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f98-195     Document Type: Article

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