Quantitative electrofishing for juvenile salmon densities: Assessment of the catchability during a long-term monitoring programme

Fisheries Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-22

  Niemelä, Eero ^a   Julkunen, Markku ^a   Erkinaro, Jaakko ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Density; Electrofishing; Fry; Monitoring; Parr; Surround nets

Indexed keywords

ELECTROFISHING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POPULATION DENSITY; SALMON;

CATCHABILITY; ELECTROFISHING; JUVENILE; SALMONID FISHERY; SAMPLING;

EID: 0033918145     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(00)00113-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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