Estimating abundance from gillnet samples with application to red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) in Texas bays

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 657-668

  Porch, Clay E ^a   Fisher, Mark R ^a   McEachron, Lawrence W ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FISHERY SURVEY; FISHING GEAR; GILLNET;

UNITED STATES;

SCIAENOPS OCELLATUS;

EID: 0036385970     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f02-034     Document Type: Article

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