The population dynamics of little skate Leucoraja erinacea, winter skate Leucoraja ocellata, and barndoor skate Dipturus laevis: Predicting exploitation limits using matrix analyses

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 576-586

  Frisk, M G ^a   Miller, T J ^a   Fogarty, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Barndoor skate Dipturus laevis; Elasmobranchs; Elasticity; Exploitation; Fishing limits; Little skate Leucoraja erinacea; Matrix models; Population dynamics; Rajidae; Stochastic; Winter skate Leucoraja ocellata

Indexed keywords

EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING MORTALITY; FLATFISH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING;

(WEST); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

DIPTURUS LAEVIS; ELASMOBRANCHII; ERINACEA; LEUCORAJA ERINACEA; LEUCORAJA OCELLATA; RAJIDAE;

EID: 0036626057     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2002.1177     Document Type: Article

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