Enhancing hard clam (Mercenaria spp.) population density in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida: A comparison of strategies to maintain the commercial fishery

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 659-672

  Arnold, William S ^a   Marelli, Dan C ^a,d   Parker, Melanie ^a   Hoffman, Philip ^a,e   Frischer, Marc ^b   Scarpa, John ^c  

^a FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Pinellas County Department of Environmental Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Indian River Lagoon; Larval release; Mercenaria; Population enhancement; Seeding; Spawner transplant

Indexed keywords

CLAM FISHERY; COASTAL LAGOON; POPULATION DENSITY; SEEDING; TRANSPLANTATION;

UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; MERCENARIA; VENERIDAE;

EID: 0036971032     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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