A Comparison of Electrofishing and Scuba Diving to Sample Black Bass in Western Washington Lakes

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 632-639

  Mueller, Karl W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROFISHING; FISH; LENGTH-FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SAMPLING; SCUBA DIVING; SIZE STRUCTURE;

UNITED STATES;

MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 0037871661     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(2003)023<0632:ACOEAS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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