Assessments of the lesser sandeel (Ammodytes marinus) in the North Sea based on revised stock divisions

Fisheries Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 221-241

  Pedersen, S A ^a   Lewy, P ^a   Wright, P ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammodytes marinus; Assessment; Growth; North Sea sandeel; Spatial distribution; Weight at age

Indexed keywords

FISH; FISHERY; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

NORTH SEA;

AMMODYTES MARINUS; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 0033060481     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(99)00026-0     Document Type: Article

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