Fishery-independent trap surveys of lobsters (Homarus americanus): Design considerations

Fisheries Research

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-75

  Smith, Stephen J ^a   Tremblay, M John ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Design efficiency; Homarus americanus; Lobster trap surveys; Stratified random survey design

Indexed keywords

LOBSTER; SURVEY DESIGN; TRAPPING;

CANADA;

HOMARUS; HOMARUS AMERICANUS; LOBSTER;

EID: 0037399646     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(02)00251-5     Document Type: Article

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