Descriptive statistics of fishing practices, postharvest health status, and transport conditions in the Prince Edward Island lobster (Homarus americanus) industry

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 265-274

  Lavallée, Jean ^b   Hammell, K Larry ^c   Spangler, Elizabeth S ^c   Cawthorn, Richard J ^a   Dohoo, Ian R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b Aquatic Science and Health Services   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Fishing practices; Health; Homarus americanus; Lobster; Postharvest

Indexed keywords

HOMARUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0033841928     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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