Assessing the green sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus drobachiensis) stock in Maine, USA

Fisheries Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 527-537

  Chen, Yong ^a   Hunter, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b MAINE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Maine; Robust Bayesian approach; Stock assessment; Strongylocentrotus drobachiensis

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; ECHINODERM FISHERY; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

UNITED STATES;

ECHINOIDEA; LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS DROEBACHIENSIS;

EID: 0037316544     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(02)00082-6     Document Type: Article

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