Recommended enhancements to the gulf sturgeon recovery and management plan based on pearl river studies

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1117-1121

  Morrow, James V ^a,c   Kirk, James P ^a   Killgore, K Jack ^a   Rogillio, Howard E ^b  

^a WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES   (United States)

^c AC Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; REFORM PROCESS;

LOUISIANA; PEARL RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033428582     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1999)019<1117:RETTGS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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